Police hunt for pair who posed as plain-clothes officers to stop and search elderly victim in Hong Kong, robbing him of HK$210,000
- Incident occurred on New Year’s Day, with suspects stopping man, 63, on street and demanding to see his ID card
- Surge in robberies and snatch thefts in recent months blamed on police resources being exhausted by anti-government protests
Police are on the hunt for two men who posed as plain-clothes officers and fled with a paper bag containing HK$210,000 after a bogus stop-and-search on an elderly victim in Hong Kong.
The New Year’s Day incident occurred on Kin Wing Street near the junction with Kin Tai Street in Tuen Mun soon after 6pm, when the victim, 63, was stopped by the pair.
“The two men impersonated officers and demanded to check the victim’s identity card,” a police spokesman said. “At this juncture, they snatched a paper bag containing HK$210,000 from the man and fled on foot.”
The victim gave chase, but called police after he lost track of the suspects.
Officers combed the area but no arrests were made on Wednesday.
Police described the two robbers as each being about 1.7 metres in height and in their 30s. One of them had on a green jacket and blue pants, while the other was clad in black at the time of the incident.
