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Police in Hebei Crack No.1 Armed Robbery Case
2001.09.05 15:12:41
SHIJIAZHUANG, September 5(Xinhuanet)—The police in north China ‘s Hebei Province have cracked a major serial armed homicide and robbery case designated as the No. 1 case in Hebei’s “strike hard ” campaign.
Police officers have arrested Wu Erguo, the principal criminal suspect in the case.
Eleven similar homicide and robbery cases occurred successively in six counties administered by Xingtai City from August 7 last year to May 28 this year.
Gangsters committed robbery with pistols at gasoline stations , grain purchasing stations and other commercial outlets along highways , murdering nine people and injuring many others.
With tips offered by informants and following thorough investigations, police officers at last captured Wu Erguo , a principal criminal suspect from Zhongping Village in Neiqiu County.
Wu confessed that by carrying home-made pistols by Wu Erfa and riding bikes or motorcycles, he committed eleven cases along highways in Xingtai in collusion with Wu Erfa and Wu Zhenmin, also a villager of Zhongping.
The Hebei Provincial Public Security Department has issued a notice on-line on arresting Wu Erfa and Wu Zhenmin who are still at large. Enditem |
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