Hong Kong police arrest 2, hunting for third over burglaries at antiques warehouse
The force said on Saturday that officers had arrested two suspects, a 41-year-old tattoo artist and a 50-year-old renovation worker, in Sau Mau Ping in Kowloon and Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island the day before. The third suspect remains at large.
Chan Chi-leung, an acting assistant district commander of the force's Eastern district crime division, said the break-ins occurred at a warehouse on Tai Man Street in Chai Wan on May 14 and Thursday.
'The person in charge of the company filed police reports in late May and early June, stating that the warehouse had been burglarised,' Chan said. 'The victim's initial estimate places the total value of the stolen items at over HK$2 million, but the exact amount and losses are still being tallied.'
An Eastern district crime squad took over the investigation, poring over a large amount of security footage, including from the force's citywide SmartView camera system.
'Coupled with intelligence analysis, police arrested two men suspected to be involved in the case [on Friday] and successfully recovered a portion of the stolen goods,' Chan said, adding that the investigation was ongoing.
Inspector Tse Yuen-ying of the district crime squad said the first burglary on May 14 was a solo job. The same suspect allegedly returned with two accomplices on Thursday.
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