Hong Kong police arrested two mainland Chinese suspects for allegedly using scaffolding at a residential building to burgle two flats, stealing HK$6,000 in cash. The force warned that such scaffolding break-ins are becoming a trend. It urged security guards at buildings under renovation to heighten vigilance.
Hong Kong police arrested two people on suspicion of burglary after one allegedly climbed maintenance scaffolding at a residential building, prised open window grilles at two homes, and stole HK$6,000 (US$765) in cash. The building in Tsuen Wan district, equipped with security guards and surveillance cameras, was undergoing exterior maintenance work.
Senior Inspector Cheung Man-tik of the Tsuen Wan crime squad said the force received two burglary reports from separate flats in the same building on April 28. The suspects—a 52-year-old businessman and a 45-year-old woman in the nursing industry, both from mainland China—were arrested on Friday, one in Ta Kwu Ling and the other in Lok Ma Chau.
The force warned on Saturday that burglars using scaffolding to enter flats in buildings under renovation is becoming a trend. It urged security guards to heighten vigilance.
