Serial Nighttime Robberies: Tourist Phones Snatched, Suspect Apprehended

案件转述（中文）

2025年4月29日凌晨02:30，柬埔寨西哈努克省警察局重罪检查科接到群众报警：位于西哈努克市第4区4号村、Kasach S Hotel（“沙滩酒店”）门口，一名越南籍女游客的iPhone 14 Pro Max被抢。民警迅速赶赴现场，经调查锁定嫌疑人为25岁、住在同区3号村的柬埔寨籍男子洪利（Heng Li，2001年12月8日生）。4月29日凌晨03:20，警方在Palay Casino附近将其抓获，并带回西哈努克省警察局。

经讯问，洪利共作案三起：

1. 4月25日04:30，在第4区3号村的胡椒田附近，洪利骑摩托抢劫一名中国女游客的金色iPhone 16 Pro Max，以180美元卖出于金边仓库市场；
2. 4月27日05:30，在N1夜店后街，骑三轮车的中国男游客被抢一台白色iPhone 12 Pro Max，洪利同样转卖取利60美元；
3. 4月29日02:30，在Kasach S Hotel门口抢得一台黑色iPhone 14 Pro Max，当场被捕。

警方现场扣押物证包括：一部粉色Samsung手机、一部蓝色iPhone 16、一部涉案黑色iPhone 14 Pro Max，以及涉案摩托Honda Vario一辆。目前，案件和全部证据已移送西哈努克省初级法院，等待依法审理。

中文分析与研判

1. 作案手法及规律
   • 嫌疑人多次“快打快冲”，均选凌晨时段（04:30、05:30、02:30）目标为单独行走或骑车的中外游客，作案地点均人烟稀少或监控盲区；
   • 作案后立即将赃物带往金边成规模地下市场出手，体现了其与“黑市”网络的联动。
2. 社会治安与旅游安全影响
   • 连续针对中国游客实施抢劫，引发中国旅客对西哈努克夜间出行安全的忧虑，可能对当地旅游业声誉造成负面影响；
   • 案发地周边酒店、夜店等娱乐消费聚集区安全空白，为犯罪提供了可乘之机。
3. 警方应对与后续建议
   • 加强夜间巡逻与监控：在酒店区、夜店周边增设警力巡逻，安装更多监控摄像头并保持24小时运转；
   • 强化社区警务合作：通过微信群、公告栏等方式及时提醒旅客夜间外出注意安全，鼓励游客遇可疑人员及时报警；
   • 打击黑市网络：联合金边警方追查赃物交易链条，严惩制贩团伙，从源头减少犯罪收益；
4. 对游客的安全提示
   • 尽量避免凌晨单独外出或在偏僻路段行走；
   • 随身物品建议使用防盗挎包，手机等贵重物品应尽量置于内袋；
   • 若遇紧急情况，及时拨打当地报警电话“117”或联系领事保护热线。

English Analysis and Recommendations

1. Modus Operandi

• The suspect targeted Chinese and Vietnamese tourists during pre-dawn hours (ranging from 02:30 to 05:30) in low-visibility areas outside hotels and nightclubs.
• He executed “hit-and-run” style snatch-and-grab robberies on motorcycles, then quickly sold the stolen devices in Phnom Penh’s illicit mobile phone markets, indicating ties to an organized fencing network.

2. Impact on Tourism and Public Safety

• Repeated robberies against foreign tourists risk damaging Sihanoukville’s reputation as a safe beach destination, potentially deterring visitors and impacting local hospitality revenues.
• Entertainment districts around Kasach S Hotel and N1 Club lack adequate nighttime security and surveillance, creating crime hotspots.

3. Law Enforcement Response

• Enhanced Night Patrols & Surveillance: Deploy additional police units for foot and motorbike patrols around hotels and nightlife venues; expand CCTV coverage with real-time monitoring.
• Community-Police Engagement: Use social media groups and hotel concierge bulletins to issue timely safety alerts; encourage tourists to report suspicious activity immediately.
• Disrupt Fencing Networks: Coordinate with Phnom Penh law enforcement to trace and dismantle the resale operations in black markets, thereby cutting off criminals’ profit sources.

4. Recommendations for Visitors

• Avoid walking alone in isolated areas before dawn; when possible, travel in groups.
• Carry valuables in anti-theft bags worn across the body; keep phones secured in inner pockets.
• In case of emergency, dial local police at 117 or contact your embassy/consulate’s emergency hotline for assistance.

Judicial Follow-up: The suspect, Heng Li, and all seized evidence have been formally transferred to the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court for prosecution under Cambodian law.