Safe Stolen After Sha Tin House Break-in
AM730 · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
A burglary was reported at a detached house on To Fung Shan Road in Sha Tin on the morning of September 8. The window was found forced open and a safe kept inside the home was missing, prompting a police search in the surrounding area.
Key Points
- Police received the report at 8:51am on September 8 after the homeowner found a window at a detached house on To Fung Shan Road 18 had been pried open.
- Officers said the home showed signs of having been searched, and a safe placed inside a room was discovered missing
- The case was classified as burglary, and the actual loss had not yet been confirmed because the homeowner was still taking stock.
- Police searched the nearby area, including surrounding hillside terrain, and had not made any discovery at the time of the reports.
- Officers were also reviewing closed-circuit television footage to trace how the burglars carried out the break-in and escaped
Why It Matters
The case remained active on Tuesday morning, with police still searching the area and reviewing surveillance footage, so further details on suspects and losses may emerge. The reports also indicate the property at To Fung Shan Road 18 contains four detached houses of more than 2,000 square feet each, underscoring the scale of the residential site involved