The watch shop located in Chungking Mansions of Tsim Sha Tsui was robbed on Saturday, the 25th of last month. The robbers stole 46 watches valued at approximately 10 million yuan. The police have already captured three people but are still searching for the remaining three fugitives, including the mastermind. According to the police, the suspects are believed to be 20 to 30 years old, and 1.7 to 1.8 meters tall. The police have requested the public to provide clues if they have any.
Police Superintendent Jia Jinlin, Assistant Commander (Criminal) of Yau Tsim District, briefed about the incident that took place last Saturday. The robbers entered the watch store at the Chongqing Station shopping mall at 3 pm. An Asian man wearing reflective clothing threatened the employees with two knives and stole 46 watches, including 45 Rolex and a Patek Philippe, with over 10 million worth of mobile phones and cash. A store manager, two staff members, and two customers were present in the store at that time. After the robbery, the thieves escaped in a black Vellfire seven-seater car and fled towards West Kowloon. Yau Tsim Police District Crime Squad is in charge of the investigation. The police have collected the black Toyota involved in the robbery incident, which was found on the side of Shuitang Road in Tsuen Wan District. The Vellfire seven-passenger car involved in the crime was found in Kam Tin yesterday morning.
The police arrested three people from Sham Shui Po and Sheung Shui on Sunday (26th) and Monday (27th). The suspects are two Pakistani men with Hong Kong ID cards and street permits, suspected to be the owner and driver of the private car involved, and an Indian man suspected to be one of the robbers. They were reported to be unemployed, a businessman, and a site worker, and aged between 30 and 43. However, the police have not found the stolen goods and are still pursuing the remaining three robbers and the mastermind.
The incident was first reported on AM730.
The watch shop in Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui was robbed last Saturday (25th), and 46 watches worth about 10 million yuan were stolen. The police have arrested 3 people so far and are looking for the whereabouts of the lost items. The police said that they are still looking for the three escaped criminals and the mastermind. They are initially believed to be about 20 to 30 years old and 1.7 to 1.8 meters tall. They appeal to the public to provide clues.
Police Superintendent Jia Jinlin, Assistant Commander (Criminal) of Yau Tsim District, briefed the case yesterday that an armed robbery occurred on the second floor of the shopping mall at Chongqing Station at about 3 pm last Saturday (25th). A South Asian man in reflective clothing entered the watch store with two sharp knives and robbed him. He immediately took away 46 watches, including 45 Rolex and a Patek Philippe, about 37,000 yuan in cash and 1 watch. Mobile phones, worth more than 10 million, then fled the scene. At that time, there was a store manager, two staff members and two customers in the store.
The thieves boarded a black Vellfire seven-seater car after leaving the shopping mall, walked along Nathan Road, passed Salisbury Road to Kowloon Park Drive, entered Lin Cheung Road, and fled in the direction of West Kowloon. The Crime Squad of Yau Tsim Police District took over the investigation. Preliminary investigation found that, in addition to the escaped black seven-seater car that day, there was another black Toyota private car traveling with them before the incident. Two cars appeared on the side of Shuitang Road in Tsuen Wan District, and the two cars have been recovered. Among them, the Vellfire seven-passenger car involved in the case was found in Kam Tin yesterday morning.
The police arrested three people in Sham Shui Po and Sheung Shui from Sunday (26th) to Monday (27th), including two Pakistani men holding Hong Kong ID cards and street permits. They are suspected to be one of the private cars involved. The owner and driver of the car; and an Indian man, suspected to be one of the perpetrators, were reported as unemployed, a businessman and a site worker, aged between 30 and 43. The police have not yet recovered the stolen goods, and are looking for three fugitive thieves and the mastermind.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Chongqing Mansion watch shop ten million yuan robbery – 3 people arrested but not recovered stolen goods 3 thieves at large /368689?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
The robbery at the watch shop in Chungking Mansions has left the police and the public in search of the three fugitive thieves and the mastermind behind the heist. The stolen items, worth over 10 million yuan, are still missing, and the investigation is ongoing. With the help of the public’s cooperation, the authorities hope to bring the criminals to justice and retrieve the stolen goods. This event serves as a reminder for business owners and the general public to remain vigilant and take all necessary precautions to prevent crime.