China News Service, Shanghai, August 23 (Reporter Li Shuzheng) "Sure! It's him!" Looking at the man in front of him who was calm on the surface, but his eyes could not hide his panic and his body could not help but tremble, the criminal investigation of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau who participated in the arrest of the scene Duan Yongxin, deputy leader of the first team of the corps, determined that he was the suspect in the robbery of the postal savings bank, who had been pursued by the task force for 20 years.

  Since the launch of the "Hundred Days Action" for public security crackdown and rectification in summer, the Shanghai public security organs have been intensifying efforts to crack down on prominent violations and crimes, while coordinating and integrating various investigative resources, and continuously increasing their efforts to tackle backlogs.

Shanghai police said on the 23rd that recently, the criminal investigation team of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau started from the traces of the crime scene, used the latest criminal technology to obtain breakthrough clues, and worked with the Yangpu branch to detect the "2002.8.1" robbery of the postal savings bank.

  After 20 years of unremitting tracking, this major case that once caused a sensation in Shanghai was finally solved with the arrest of the criminal suspect.

Shanghai police cracked the "2002.8.1" case of robbery of a postal savings bank.

Photo courtesy of Shanghai Police

After robbery, 20 years of unrelenting pursuit by police

  Back in time on August 1, 2002, at about 12:30 noon that day, a tall young man wearing a white round-neck advertising shirt, light blue jeans, and sunglasses walked into the Yangpu District of Shanghai. The workers and peasants' postal savings bank on Yinxing Road went to the counter and pretended to register for savings, and then suddenly turned into the counter from the "package receiving and dispatching" window, used a fruit knife to force the salesperson back, and robbed 100,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) in cash. escape.

Pictured is the crime scene.

Photo courtesy of Shanghai Police

  After the incident, the Criminal Investigation Team of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau immediately set up a special task force in conjunction with the Yangpu Branch to carry out the investigation.

Based on on-site investigation and video recording analysis, the special team preliminarily deduced the height and age of the criminal suspect, and immediately divided the troops into different ways to carry out a large number of visits and investigations around the suspect's appearance, clothing, etc., and conducted investigations in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui. However, due to the lack of clues left at the scene and the limitations of many factors such as working conditions and investigative techniques, the identity information of the suspect could not be determined, and the case investigation work was at a stalemate for a while.

  "The case remains unsolved for one day, and the task force does not withdraw for a day." Over the past 20 years, although the police handling the case has changed batches after another, the task force has never given up. Re-organize and analyze each suspicious point. As long as there are new clues, they will immediately check one by one.

During the period, the task force's footprints covered more than 20 provinces and cities in China, and accumulated more than 200 files.

Criminal technology continues to break through the truth of the case surfaced

  After the unremitting efforts of the police of the special task force from generation to generation, coupled with the development of criminal science and technology, this sensational robbery of the postal savings bank finally achieved a major breakthrough, and the truth gradually emerged.

  Liu Zhixiong, a police officer from the Criminal Technology Center of the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, is a senior engineer of trace inspection. He has been at the forefront of criminal technology for 31 years since he was a police officer. He has used the latest technological achievements to help detect more than 3,800 cases of various types, including more than 30 homicide cases.

In his mind, the traces of the old cases such as the robbery of the Postal Savings House were imprinted in his mind.

  On this day, Liu Zhixiong turned on the computer as usual and used the latest criminal technology to find new clues.

Suddenly, he stared at the computer screen, his expression could not hide his excitement. The trace evidence displayed on the screen was highly consistent with the trace evidence that had been stored in his mind for 20 years.

As a result, a man surnamed Shen entered the police line of sight.

  However, it has been 20 years since the case that year, the time span is long, and the relevant personnel have changed a lot.

In this regard, the task force carried out a patient and meticulous investigation around Shen, especially his life, working experience, and especially the economic situation before and after the incident.

Judging from the multiple evidences collected by the task force, Shen Mou is indeed suspected of committing a major crime.

Suspect arrested after 20 years after drawing up detailed arrest plan

  After judging and analyzing Shen's daily routine and behavioral trajectory, the task force formulated a detailed arrest plan.

"Do it now!" With the order, at 6 o'clock on August 14, 2022, the task force successfully arrested the criminal suspect Shen at his residence in Shanghai.

  After arriving at the case, in the face of the police's detailed evidence, Shen confessed to his crimes, and quickly explained that he had spent a lot of money on marriage, buying a house, and having children 20 years ago. some money" idea.

On July 31, 2002, when Shen went to a friend's house to play, when he passed by the postal savings bank where the crime occurred, he found that the bank was not very staffed, so he decided to robbery.

At noon on August 1, Shen broke into the postal savings house with a fruit knife at home, pretended to register savings on the counter, and then suddenly turned into the counter from the window, threatened the salesperson with a knife, and snatched away 100,000 yuan in the box at the counter. .

After committing the crime, Shen quickly fled Shanghai.

  At present, the criminal suspect Shen Mou has been detained by the Shanghai police according to law on suspicion of robbery, and the case is under further investigation.

  Skynet is plentiful, sparse but not leaking.

The Shanghai police said that they will continue to further promote the "Hundred Days of Action" to crack down on public security in the summer, comprehensively use the latest criminal technology and other various investigative resources, seek breakthroughs in clues, and strive to achieve greater results in cracking down on existing cases and breaking backlogs. Maintain the continued security and stability of the city.

(Finish)