The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two mainlanders on Saturday for pickpocketing 16 women’s mobile phones, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.
Choi identified the two suspects as a 38-year-old surnamed Meng and a 36-year-old surnamed Qin – both from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
According to Choi, a woman reported to the Judiciary Police on January 19 that her mobile phone worth 5,500 patacas had been stolen. After scrutinising CCTV footage, PJ officers discovered that a man put his hand inside the woman’s coat pocket and removed her mobile phone, while another man acted as a lookout.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the two hooded pickpocketing suspects to a PJ vehicle outside the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
