Two more luxury homes burgled as Hong Kong police warn of manpower depleted by anti-government protest crisis
- Two homes burgled in Tai Po and a grocery store in Sham Shui Po has HK$120,000 worth of cash and liquor stolen
- Reports of burglaries have soared in the past three months with police resources devoted to anti-government protests
Police were called to an upscale residential estate at northern Hong Kong on Monday after two homes were broken into and items stolen.
The break-ins came to light just hours after two burglars made off with HK$120,000 (US$15,300) in cash and bottles of liquor from a shop in Sham Shui Po before daybreak.
Soon after 10.30am, officers responded to the report of a burglary at the Hong Lok Yuen residential estate in Tai Po after getting a call from the 55-year-old male tenant of the complex.
“Initial investigations showed the ground-floor glass door of the house was prised open and about HK$5,000 was stolen,” a police spokesman said.
During the investigation, police found another home on the estate had also been burgled. The spokesman said about HK$2,000 was stolen from this house.
Detectives from Tai Po criminal investigation unit were assigned to the cases. There had been no arrests so far.
