Female police inspector gets 160 hours community service for theft

A female police inspector was sentenced to 160 hours of community service at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts Tuesday after she was previously found guilty of stealing fruit and frozen meat worth over HK$700 at a Tsuen Wan supermarket last year while she was off-duty.

Passing sentence, the magistrate said the court must impose a deterrent punishment, especially for senior-ranking cops who committed crimes. He noted that fines are not enough as a punishment.

The court previously heard that the defendant Ng Wing-yan, 30, stole two boxes of blueberries, a pack of steak, two packs of lamb, two boxes of shrimps and a pack of fish fillet at AEON in Skyline Plaza, Tsuen Wan on November 4 last year. The goods were worth HK$786.2 in total.

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