Hong Kong police hunt for burglar who abandoned safe with HK$200,000 of jewellery
A neighbour noticed burglar abandoning the safe near a children’s playground on Stubb’s Road before fleeing the scene, force says
Hong Kong police are searching for a man who broke into a home and stole a safe containing HK$200,000 (US$25,782) worth of jewellery, which he later abandoned.
The force said on Monday that it received a report from a Happy Valley resident at around 7.46pm the previous day that a man was suspected to have broken into a neighbouring flat in Shiu Fai Terrace.
It added that the neighbour followed the man to a set of stairs near a children’s playground on Stubb’s Road, where the burglar abandoned the safe and fled.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found signs of looting at the Shiu Fai Terrace residence and about HK$200,000 worth of jewellery in the safe that had been left behind.
The victim was a local man surnamed Lam, police said.
The force said the suspect was aged between 40 and 50, and about 170cm (5 feet, 7 inches) to 180cm tall, with a thin physique. He was wearing a blue shirt, dark trousers, a black hat and a mask at the time of the incident.
After preliminary investigations, the case was classified as a burglary and handed over to a team from the Wan Chai police district for follow-up.
Police said the investigation was under way and that no one had been arrested yet.