Hong Kong police hunt for man who stole HK$10,000 from claw machines using key

Store owner files police report after seeing thief in CCTV footage, with officers investigating how man obtained key Hong Kong police are searching for a man who used a key to steal about HK$10,000 (US$1,275) from four claw machines’ deposit boxes at a store on Sunday. The force said that the store owner, a 46-year-old man surnamed Cheung, had filed a police report at around 11.10am after witnessing the theft via surveillance cameras in the shop at 159 Tai Kok Tsui Road. Cheung said he saw a man in his thirties use a key to open deposit boxes in four claw machines and make off with the money. Police are currently working to identify the man and determine how he came into possession of the key.

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