The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a man from the Chinese mainland for stealing a motorcycle on Labour Day, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chong said during a regular press conference yesterday.
Wong identified the suspect as a sewing worker in his fifties, surnamed Ren.
According to Wong, a motorcycle owner parked his vehicle on Avenida do Aeroporto (機場大馬路) at around 7 p.m. on April 30. When he returned to retrieve the motorbike at around 11 p.m. he discovered that he didn’t have his keys so he was unable to drive home, Wong said.
When he returned to the area at 5 p.m. on May 1, he found that the vehicle had vanished, Wong said, adding that he then reported the theft to the police at around 10 p.m. that day.
Wong said that based on CCTV footage, PSP officers identified Ren as the suspected thief.
According to Wong, at around 12:30 a.m. on May 1, Ren was seen walking near Avenida do Aeroporto before driving away on the stolen motorcycle.
During the ride, CCTV camera footage showed him running a red light. At around 4 p.m. on May 2, Ren was stopped by police for riding the motorcycle against oncoming traffic on Avenida Olímpica (奧林匹克大馬路) in Taipa, Wong said.
Under questioning, Ren denied stealing the motorcycle, claiming that the vehicle had been lent to him by a relative in the mainland. Meanwhile, the owner told officers that no helmet had been stored in his motorcycle, leading the police to suspect that Ren’s helmet may also have been stolen, Wong said, adding that the owner discovered some damage to the body of the motorcycle.
Ren has meanwhile been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing charges of theft and causing property damage, Wong said.
Meanwhile, Wong also said that Ren violated the Road Traffic Law by running a red light, driving without a licence, driving against the oncoming traffic, and riding without a helmet.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows a PSP officer escorting the motorcycle theft suspect surnamed Ren to a police station.
