Shotgun and handcuffs found in empty shop
A shotgun and a pair of handcuffs were discovered in a vacant shop in Kowloon City yesterday. Police were called to the second-floor unit in the Hing Wah Centre, To Kwa Wan Road, at about 1.30pm. A solicitor, 29, went to check the unit for a client and found the weapons.
2 pedestrians hurt after car crashes into bus stop
Two pedestrians were seriously injured when a car crashed into a bus stop in Mongkok. A man, 34, and a woman, 49, were waiting at the bus stop when the yellow Toyota MR2 driven by a man, 25, went out of control in the Shamshuipo-bound lane of Nathan Road just after 6am. After hitting the two, the car slammed into the metal gate of a jeweler's shop. The motorist was unhurt and passed a breathalyser test.
two teenagers arrested for robbing taxi driver
Two teenagers aged 14 and 19 were arrested for robbing a taxi driver of a waist bag containing $270 in Choi Hung. Two young people flagged down a cab in Mongkok at about 2am. When it arrived in Fung Shing Street, the two youngsters attacked the driver, 52, and escaped with the money. Police caught the youngsters in the nearby Choi Wan Estate.
