$750,000 robbery solved in 7 hours

Beijing police will intensify their presence on Yabao Road, a busy trading area in Chaoyang district, following a recent $750,000 armed robbery case.

"There will be more plainclothes police officers patrolling the area to safeguard public security," Li Baohua, the press officer in Chaoyang district police bureau, told METRO yesterday.

Yabao Road, near the Second Ring Road, is a trading center for goods with Russia and a famous location to buy fur.