Victim Robbed of NT$5 Mln, 4 Suspects Arrested 昨北市銀行外女遭搶500萬 警1小時逮4嫌

A major robbery occurred in Taipei City on the 23rd. A woman was sprayed with pepper spray after she stepped out of the bank and was robbed of NT$5 million in cash. The suspects have been arrested and the police said the case requires further investigation to clarify the source of the fund and whether there are masterminds behind the group. 

The black car came to a sudden stop, and a group of men came forward, sprayed pepper spray on the woman, and robbed her of her money outside the bank. The whole process took less than 30 seconds. The men got away with NT$5 million. This robbery took place on the 23rd in Neihu.

The four suspects fled away in a car and were chased by the police. They were eventually arrested in New Taipei City's Shuangxi.

Reporter asked Mr. Chen, the Main Suspect: “Why did you grab the NT$5 million? Is it a dispute with a dummy account? Do you know the victim?”

The 26-year-old main suspect surnamed Chen, confessed to the police that he did not know the victim, but heard she was rich. He found three accomplices and committed the crime because he lacked spending money. According to the police investigation, the four suspects are not documented gang members and had already ambushed outside the bank a few days before committing the crime.

Hsu Pu-jen, Deputy Chief, Neihu Police Precinct: “The suspect started following her from Nangang's Sanchong Road. There are still details to be clarified because the amount robbed is huge. Therefore, the case was transferred to the Shilin District Prosecutors Office on suspicion of robbery.”

The 42-year-old woman surnamed Hsieh first withdrew NT$5 million from Cathay Bank in Taipei's Nangang. The suspects followed her all the way to Neihu's First Bank, where she withdrew a further NT$1.95 million. That's when she was robbed.

Reporter asked Ms. Hsieh, the Victim: “You just came back from the police station. Do you have anything to say?”

The victim left with her lawyer after she finished her police statement. She said she runs a used car dealership, and a large amount of cash was used to buy a car, but police were still suspicious. The woman didn't give a clear response about the car's price and the location of her dealership. Two men in the same car were questioned by prosecutors.

Hsu Pu-jen, Deputy Chief, Neihu Police Precinct: “We will continue to trace the fund flow in our investigation.”

Even though the victim's account has not been flagged for potentially suspicious activity, the police said the case still requires further investigation to clarify the unresolved questions, including the source of funds in the account, and whether there are masterminds behind the group. It has not been ruled out that this is a gang-on-gang crime.

台北市23日下午發生重大搶案，一名謝姓女子在銀行提領現金後，被4名男子噴辣椒水，搶走500萬元現金。4名嫌犯駕車一路逃逸，員警以車追人，在新北市雙溪台二丙線19公里處，把人壓制上銬。

「搶5百萬要幹嘛？是有人頭帳戶的糾紛嗎？跟被害人認識嗎？」26歲陳姓主嫌向員警供稱，跟被害人不認識，聽說女子很有錢，因為缺錢花用，找來3名同夥，搭乘買來的權利車犯案。警方調查，4人沒有幫派註記，在犯案前幾天就已經事先在銀行外埋伏。

台北市內湖分局副分局長許卜仁說明：「嫌犯在三重路，也就是南港的時候，就一路跟隨，對整個犯案過程避重就輕，因為資金龐大，尚有案情需要釐清，所以本案依強盜罪嫌移送士林地檢。」

回顧整起案情，42歲謝姓女子先在台北市南港的國泰銀行提領500萬元，嫌犯一路跟隨，等到女子再到內湖第一銀行領完195萬元後，就上前行搶。

「妳剛剛回來派出所有特別講什麼嗎？」謝姓女子做完筆錄後，就在律師陪同下離開。她表示自己開中古車行，大筆現金是要用來買車，但警方仍舊存疑，因為女子對於購買車款和車行地點都支支吾吾，沒有清楚交代。同車2名男子，則前往地檢署說明具結。

台北市內湖分局副分局長許卜仁表示：「就是對於後續資金的來源的背後，我們會持續地來依照資金流的流向來做追查。」

縱使被害人帳號沒有列為警示，但全案疑點重重，警方也將持續追查。除了分析帳戶資金來源外，釐清嫌犯背後還有沒有幕後指使者？警方表示，更不排除為詐騙集團黑吃黑。