2002-04-05 17:05 At about 2.08pm, police officers found a man in his twenties suspected to be involved in a snatching case in North Point. When police officers tried to stop him near Fortress Hill MTR Station, he escaped by jumping into the track towards Tin Hau MTR Station. A search was conducted in the tunnel between Fortress Hill Station and Tin Hau Station, the search concluded at about 3 pm. Police officers are still searching for the suspect. 2002-04-05 21:00 Police are appealing for information on a case which occurred in North Point this (April 5) afternoon. Shortly after 2 pm, police officers found a man in his twenties outside the Fortress Hill Station, in connection with a snatching case which took place at about 1.30 am today in Wharf Centre, North Point. When Police officers tried to stop the man, he fled into Fortress Hill MTR station and was seen jumping into a tunnel heading Tin Hau MTR Station. Police subsequently conducted a search in Fortress Hill and Tin Hau Stations and concluded at about 3 pm with nil result. Anyone who has information to offer can contact investigating officers of North Point Divisional Investigation Team, North Point, at 2880 4257. 2002-04-05 23:50 At about 10 pm today, Police received a report from the Mass Transit Railway Corporation that a train operator found someone hiding on the ceiling inside the tunnel in Tin Hau MTR Station. Police officers were deployed to the scene to investigate and found a man between the ceiling and the ventilation duct inside the tunnel. Officers then persuaded the subject to climb down and the man was subsequently put under Police control at about 10.25 pm. The man later collapsed and was sent to Tang Siu Kin Hospital for treatment. During the incident, MTR service between North Point and Tin Hau Stations has been suspended. Police are now investigating whether the man is connected with the snatching case occurred in Provident Centre, North Point early this morning. |