POLICE BLOTTER

Senior Inspector Ron Yung reports on recent cases in Sai Kung

On July 30, a 36-year-old male took a private boat trip with his family to Basalt Island. Upon reaching the destination, the male attempted to rock climb around the island and fell. The police arrived and he was airlifted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital but was certified dead on arrival. During an annual inspection of the old Asia Television Studios on August 7, the building’s electrical unit was found pried open and short-circuited. Upon further inspection a 10-metre copper sheet was reported missing. The case is still under investigation. On the afternoon of July 31, a private car was parked at a meter by Pak Sha Wan Pier. When the driver returned from lunch he found the rear window smashed and a brown shoulder bag containing sunglasses, an umbrella and a cheque book, missing from the back seat. The case is still under investigation. At 5am on August 13, the police received a call from a woman on Tai Mong Tsai Road. She told the police she was robbed and was escorted to Sai Kung Town in a police car. After reviewing CCTV footage, the woman was arrested for false accusations.

Not Coca-Cola

At 2:30am on August 17, the police stopped a suspicious vehicle containing two males. When searching the car, they found a large amount of suspected cocaine in the passenger compartment. The two males were arrested at the scene and the suspected drugs have been seized for testing.

Biking blunders

A 36 year-old male was riding his bike along Tai Mong Tsai Road on the morning of July 2 when he stumbled over an iron plate off a construction site. The cyclist fell onto the road and sustained injuries to his wrist and leg while his bike’s front tire was flattened. He was sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital in a conscious state and the case has been

Unfortunate accident

Copper culprits

Free ride

Smashing lunch break

transferred to the traffic police.

My hero

At 10:30pm on July 14, a male aged 18 was camping with his friends in Sai Wan when he heard shouts for help from the ocean. He rescued a drowning female and called the police. At 2am the female, aged 28, was airlifted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in an unconscious state but regained consciousness upon arrival.

Join the Sai Kung neighbourhood watch scheme at sk-nws@ police.gov.hk