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Taiwan Cooperative Bank was shocked to hear that NT$3.87 million in cash was stolen. The police focused on the investigation as a premeditated crime route. Many people in the community also questioned the possibility of an internal thief communicating with an outsider.
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Cooperating Treasury Bank was shocked to report a major theft at National Taiwan University Hospital on the 29th, 64 A bank clerk surnamed Sui Yin was carrying a cash bag containing NT$3.87 million that was stolen by an unknown person during the collection operation, which caused heated discussions due to numerous suspicions.

Details of the theft case

According to preliminary investigation, the incident occurred on the morning of the 29th. The cooperative bank clerk temporarily placed a travel bag containing a huge amount of cash at the entrance of the office of the Food Mall of National Taiwan University Hospital, and then entered the office to handle collection-related matters.

It is reported that the process from when the cash bag was taken away to when it was discovered to have been stolen may take less than a minute. The thieves’ modus operandi showed the characteristics of careful planning. Based on the analysis of the situation at the scene, it is very likely that the suspect had made detailed observations and grasps of the bank's collection routes, operating times and locations in advance, and was waiting for an opportunity to ambush.

After succeeding, the thief quickly used the prepared raincoat to wrap the cash bag as a cover, and then took a bus to escape. In order to avoid tracing, the suspect used cash to pay the fare on the bus, got off at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Chaozhou Street, and blended into the crowd on foot in an attempt to create a breakpoint in the investigation and escape the tracking of law enforcement agencies.

Preliminary analysis by the police believes that the suspect should have a considerable degree of control over the amount of money in the cash bag, which is a typical premeditated crime. Currently, they are fully investigating how the suspect accurately obtained the payment time and other key details of the crime.

Cooperative Bank’s response and review of safety regulations

As for the outside world’s doubts about the bank’s delay in reporting the case, Cooperative Bank issued a public statement earlier today (1) to solemnly clarify, saying:

At 11:55 on the day of the incident, it immediately notified the National Taiwan University Hospital security guard and called the National Chung Cheng Branch No. 1 to report the incident at 14:21 p.m. Completing the report record is definitely not a "three-hour delay" in reporting the crime as the outside world calls it.

The cooperative bank further emphasized that it will fully cooperate with the police's follow-up investigation operations, and has instructed relevant internal units to conduct a comprehensive review and strengthening of the collection operation process and route safety of each business location, in order to handle it in accordance with relevant regulations to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

However, according to the operating standards generally adopted in the financial industry, the collection and delivery of large amounts of cash usually requires the use of cash transport vehicles with professional anti-theft functions, and the deployment of well-trained and qualified security personnel to jointly perform escort tasks. In addition, extremely strict cash counting and handover procedures need to be followed during the process, and can be supplemented by GPS (Global Positioning System) real-time tracking technology to ensure safety throughout the process.

In comparison, the collection operation of the cooperative treasury at National Taiwan University Hospital was handled by only one banker, and ordinary bags containing huge amounts of cash were briefly placed at the entrance of a public area with a relatively complex flow of people. Its security protection level obviously failed to meet the high standards it should have, which undoubtedly greatly increased the risk of being targeted and successfully stolen by criminals.

In addition, according to Tvbs, the banker surnamed Yin said that he usually puts his wallet at the door when he enters the office of the food mall. However, it is understood that people in the office of the food mall said that he usually "brings it in with him." This behavior is inconsistent with usual, and he will retire in less than a year, making people wonder if there is something behind it?