A non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for picking up a smartphone a man left on a bench, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said in a regular press conference yesterday.
Wong identified the male suspect as a 54-year-old chef surnamed Yang.
According to Wong, the victim sat on the bench in Nam Van last Tuesday afternoon. Ten minutes after leaving, he realised that he had left his smartphone, worth 6,000 patacas, behind. He returned to the bench but his phone had vanished.
After scrutinising the police forces’ citywide CCTV camera system, PSP officers confirmed that Yang walked past the bench and picked up the mobile phone after the victim had left.
Yang was arrested at his work place in Nam Van on Tuesday. He admitted to picking up the phone out of greed. His case has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) where he faces a theft-by-finding charge.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows a police officer escorting the theft-by-finding suspect to a police station.
