Hong Kong police have recovered a stolen cat and arrested two people in connection with the theft from a shop in Sham Shui Po.
According to the police, the incident happened on Thursday at a store on Lai Chi Kok Road. Staff members reported the theft to authorities the next day, saying a man and woman had taken the cat.
Officers from the Sham Shui Po district reviewed CCTV footage and launched a detailed investigation. They arrested a 46-year-old woman, surnamed Lau, and a 43-year-old man, surnamed Cheng, on Friday. Both suspects are local residents and have been released on bail.
The cat, a tabby, was found and safely returned to the store staff. Police said the animal had been kept at the shop for three years.
A source revealed that the cat was taken from a food retail and wholesale store inside Lai Tsui Shopping Centre. The suspects claimed to be former secondary school classmates. The cat was recovered during Lau’s arrest.
Police reminded the public to safeguard their belongings and report any suspicious activity immediately.
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