A local man was arrested on Saturday for stealing a helmet valued at 850 patacas from a motorbike, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.
Lai identified the suspect as a CCTV room surveillance staff member in his thirties, surnamed Lei.
According to Lai, the police received a report on September 10 from the motorbike’s owner, who had left his helmet, worth 850 patacas, on the hook of his motorbike parked in Rua de Chaves (沙維斯街) in Taipa. When the victim returned to retrieve his motorbike the next day, he discovered that the helmet had vanished. Suspecting that someone had stolen it, the victim immediately reported the case to the police.
Through their citywide CCTV surveillance footage, the police identified Lei as the suspect and apprehended him on Saturday in Rua de Foshan (佛山街) in Taipa. Under questioning, Lei admitted to stealing the helmet out of greed and handed it over to the police.
Lei has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing a theft charge.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows PSP officers escorting the crash helmet theft suspect into a police station.
