Chen suspected that he was arrested by the police on the spot when he traded the camera.

(Photographed by reporter Liu Qinghou)

[Reporter Liu Qinghou/Taipei Report] A female college student surnamed Zhao who loves animation and cosplay, invited a group of colleagues to gather at home a month ago to study and shoot better works, but later found that the expensive camera at home was stolen and released. It was auctioned online; Taipei City Police Zhongzheng No. 1 Sub-bureau acted as a buyer afterwards, and finally caught a 29-year-old man surnamed Chen and transferred him to the investigation office according to law.

According to the police, a 22-year-old female college student surnamed Zhao met a group of fellow COSPLAY fans because she liked to watch anime and manga. A month ago, in order to study the photography skills of each character, with the consent of her father, she invited her cosplay friends to her home for a party.

Unexpectedly, a week later, when Ms. Zhao wanted to use the camera to study technology and flip through the photos, she found that the camera had disappeared. Zhao's father judged that it should be "opening the door and stealing", someone with dirty hands and feet waiting for an opportunity to steal, so on March 21 Ryu reported the case to Zhongxiao West Road Police Station of Zhongzheng No. 1 Sub-bureau.

At the same time, Ms. Zhao and netizens also acted as "Conan" to help in the investigation, and finally found the same model camera as the one stolen on the second-hand camera sales platform "DC VIEW". The police further compared the number of the box and confirmed that Ms. Zhao was the one who had stolen it. camera.

The police from Zhongxi Office also cosplayed as ordinary buyers, pretending to buy at a high price and make an appointment to meet in person. When the two parties arrived at the scene as agreed, the police immediately revealed their identities and seized the stolen goods. The netizen took away the camera while busy taking pictures, and the case was transferred to the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office for investigation after the entire case was investigated for theft.

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Police seized stolen evidence including cameras.

(Photographed by reporter Liu Qinghou)