Man stayed overnight in supermarkets to steal

A 27-year-old local resident was arrested on charges of theft from two supermarkets, with the first case dating back to October last year.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday that the suspect is accused of stealing alcoholic drinks, collectively worth about MOP140,000, from two different supermarkets and on two different occasions.
Although the cases occurred with an interval of about two months, the “modus operandi” was the same in both cases.
The alleged thief entered the supermarket at a time when the shop was crowded, hid in a secluded corner and waited for the rest of the day until the shop closed. He then emerged from his hideout and stole the goods.  After this, he returned to his hideout where he waited for the shop to reopen and to become crowded on the next day in order to flee with the stolen goods without being spotted.
Despite the clever plan and remarkable patience, he was spotted and was eventually caught on January 23 while walking along a street in the central district.
The suspect then admitted to the crimes to the police and revealed that he had taken the 14 bottles of liquor with a high alcohol content to mainland China, one by one, where he sold them.
The suspect was presented to the Public Prosecutors Office where he was accused of aggravated theft. RM