Police arrest man armed with knives, fake gun An armed, illegal immigrant was arrested in Edinburgh Place, Central, early yesterday. Police seized two knives and a fake gun from the 31-year-old man's bag after he was intercepted and searched by a patrolling officer at about 4.45am. Waterfront division police were holding the man for questioning last night. Man acquitted of sexual abuse in internet case A man has been acquitted of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy after finding his personal information on the internet. Vuong Long-thuan, 30, a waiter, had denied two charges of homosexual buggery with a male under the age of 21 before the Court of First Instance. The offences were alleged to have taken place last year. Prostitute suspect bites undercover policeman A police officer had his fingers bitten by a suspected prostitute during an undercover anti-vice operation in Yau Ma Tei. The officer had posed as a client. When he revealed his identity, the 24-year-old woman tried to resist arrest and he was bitten during the struggle. The woman, a two-way permit holder, was arrested for resisting arrest and breaching her conditions of stay. The policeman was treated at Kwong Wah Hospital. Gambling den raid nets 14 people, $34,000 in gear Police raided an illegal gambling den in Yau Ma Tei at 1.45am yesterday and arrested 14 people. Special duty squad officers from the Yau Tsim police district seized about $34,000 in cash and gambling paraphernalia.
