"Self-taught" through film and television works, two men developed theft skills and were arrested three hours after committing the crime.
The suspect identifies the stolen shop Image source: Shanghai Huangpu Public Security
On November 12, The Paper reporter learned from the Shanghai Huangpu Police that in the early morning of October 22, Mr. Liu, who lives on Jiangyin Street in Huangpu District, found that the small shop he had run for many years was in a mess, and there were items stored in the cashier. All the more than 4,000 yuan in cash disappeared, and he also lost his mobile phone, cigarettes and other property, so he quickly called the police.
Police from the Laoximen Police Station of the Huangpu Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau rushed to the scene and learned that when Mr. Liu closed the business the night before, he did not open the rolling shutter door for convenience and only locked a ring lock on the glass door. Fortunately, security equipment was installed in a hidden corner of the store, and the entire incident was clearly captured. The
video shows that at about 3 a.m. that day, two sneaky figures appeared at the door of the store. After breaking the ring lock on the glass door, one looked out and the other broke into the house to steal. The police found that both of them were wearing hoodies and were wrapped up tightly. They were also very skilled in committing crimes. They judged that they might be veterans, so they followed up the investigation and quickly discovered their whereabouts at the train station. With the assistance, the two thieves who were about to escape by train were captured on the spot.
After interrogation, the two men, Yu and Wang, came to Shanghai from their hometown to work together in early October this year. Unexpectedly, they had trouble finding jobs and the money they brought with them was about to be spent. They recalled the film and television works they had watched since childhood. , had evil thoughts in his heart, so he hit it off and decided to "teach himself", steal a fortune and then return to his hometown. They found film and television materials from the Internet to "study" and "practice" theft techniques, and formulated detailed crime and escape plans. After some "rehearsal", the two thought they were ready to debut.
In the early morning of that day, the two of them searched for their target together. When they passed by the entrance of Mr. Liu's shop, they saw that there was only a ring lock on the glass door, and they immediately decided to take action. They carefully checked the environment inside and outside the store, and after working together to destroy the ring lock, Wang took charge of the lookout while Yu sneaked into the store. He first climbed on the counter and unplugged the power supply of the security facility on the corner of the door, then found the cashier cabinet and rummaged through it, stealing a After stacking cash and two mobile phones, he took three cartons of cigarettes and a bottle of drink from the shelf and left in a hurry. The two threw away their hoodies and gloves, called a taxi and came to the train station, preparing to buy tickets on the spot and escape. They didn't expect to be caught by the police so quickly.
Currently, the criminal suspects Yu and Wang have been criminally detained by Huangpu police in accordance with the law on suspicion of theft, and the case is under further investigation. After receiving the recovered losses, shop owner Liu Laobo repeatedly thanked the police and upgraded the security facilities in the store with the advice and help of the police.
