A woman surnamed Chang was not in the habit of removing her key from her scooter. Several days ago, she discovered her scooter had vanished without a trace. After the police searched the surveillance video, they found out that the thief was a sixteen-year-old youngster who lived in the same building with Chang. Chang and the youngster had shared the same scooter for a while without her knowledge.
Several days ago, Chang, the victim, reported the stolen case of her scooter to Daliao Police Station. She said she had parked her scooter near the place she rents on Fenglin Road in Daliao District. Chang did not use the scooter very often and had parked it there for a while. She did not understand why someone would want to steal an old scooter.
The police searched the surveillance video and discovered that a young man, surnamed Chen, aged sixteen, living in the same building with the victim, had ridden the scooter several times. After using it, he would park the vehicle at the same place where he had taken it from. All this time, Chang had also been riding it, so the thief and the victim had shared the same scooter during this time. However, the last time when Chen used it, he rode to the Sizihwan Scenic Area and did not ride the scooter back. Instead, he hid it near a shrimp farm. As a result, his theft was discovered.
(Liberty Times, translated by Ethan Zhan)
Photo: Tang Shih-ming, Liberty Times
照片:自由時報記者湯世名
張姓女子習慣不拔機車鑰匙,日前發現機車不翼而飛,經警方調閱監視器赫然發現,竊賊是住在同棟十六歲少年,兩人共用機車多時,她渾然不知。
張姓女被害人日前到大寮分駐所報案機車遭竊,她表示機車停放在大寮區鳳林路租屋處附近,因為不常使用,已停放一段時間,她不明白「為何老爺車會有人偷」?
警方調閱監視器,發現與被害人住在同棟的十六歲陳姓少年,多次騎乘該部贓車,使用後都停回原處,期間張女也曾騎過,形成竊賊、被害人共同使用同部機車。不過最後一次陳騎到西子灣遊玩,沒有將車騎回來,反而藏放在一個釣蝦場附近,犯行因而曝光。
(自由時報記者洪臣宏)
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