Police arrested a thief after tracking him down as he left his wallet at the site where he robbed a nurse of her valuables in Tseung Kwan O last night. Officers received a call from the nurse at 10.19 pm on Monday saying that she was robbed by a lone thief when walking towards a footbridge near Haven of Hope Hospital after work. The nurse struggled with the thief and tried to chase him but to no avail. However, the fleeing thief dropped his wallet during the altercation. The Tseung Kwan O police force was able to arrest the perpetrator, surnamed Lee, who worked as a truck driver, using the wallet and solving the case in just one hour.

Source: The Standard January 10, 2023 07:10 UTC