Hong Kong police officers draw guns to arrest five suspects over botched robbery at Sham Shui Po shop
- Knife gang failed to get into watch store because the door was locked
- A 16-year-old boy was among those arrested after a 12km car chase
Two officers drew their guns to arrest five suspects, including a 16-year-old boy, over a bungled robbery that failed when the gang could not get through a shop door.
Four males armed with knives tried to raid a watch shop in Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po, on Sunday afternoon, police said on Monday.
But they were forced to abandon the hold-up attempt when confronted with a locked front door, before leading police on a high-speed car chase over 12km.
“Two to three of the robbers tried in vain to break the glass door with knives because the glass door was very strong,” said Inspector Tse Yau-him, of Sham Shui Po district crime squad.
After the botched raid soon after 2.15pm on Sunday, the four culprits, who were wearing face masks and caps, returned to a white car driven by a fifth man, which sped towards Tsuen Wan before police arrived.
About 15 minutes later, officers on board an unmarked police car, a BMW sedan, spotted the white car travelling at high speed and switching lanes recklessly along the New Territories-bound Tolo Highway in Tai Po, leading police to give chase.
