The Public Security Police (PSP) apprehended a female domestic helper from the Philippines on Tuesday for stealing a MACAU Pass, PSP spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.
Cheong identified the suspect as a woman in her forties surnamed Cabillo.
According to Cheong, the Public Security Police (PSP) received a report on Sunday from a local woman who said that she had lost her MACAU Pass, which had 300 patacas inside. Through a mobile app, she discovered 10 unauthorised transactions totalling 261 patacas. Suspecting that someone had stolen and was misusing the card, she immediately reported the case to the police.
Through citywide CCTV surveillance footage, the police identified Cabillo as the suspect and apprehended her in Rua Central (龍嵩正街) on Tuesday. Under questioning, Cabillo admitted to stealing the MACAU Pass and using it to purchase food in several shops. Cabillo later handed over the card to the police.
Cabillo has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing a charge of theft by finding.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows PSP officers escorting the suspect into a police station.
