A non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for stealing a card holder he found on the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.
The suspect surnamed Qiu is in his thirties. He told the police that he’s an “assistant to a doctor”.
According to Lam, a male resident reported to the police on Wednesday that earlier that day he lost a card holder containing 1,100 patacas in cash and a Macau Pass card near a supermarket on Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes.
The police soon identified Qiu who had picked up the card holder and Qiu was arrested on the same day near the supermarket. Under questioning, he admitted to picking up the card holder, taking the cash inside and throwing everything else down the drain.
Qiu has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing a theft-by-finding charge, according to Lam.
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.
