Hong Kong police are investigating the theft of reportedly about HK$3,000 (US$382) worth of Labubu figures, a character created by a local designer that has taken the world by storm, from a claw machine store.

The force said on Saturday evening that the incident was reported by a claw machine shop owner surnamed Wong, who was based in Yau Ma Tei.

Wong told police that when he stopped by his shop at around 6.30pm, he found that one of the machines had been damaged and some of the merchandise inside had been stolen.

Police arrived at the scene soon after and confirmed that about HK$3,000 worth of products had been stolen. The case has been classified as theft.

Images shared online show the claw machine was stocked with Labubu figurines – a popular type of doll manufactured by Beijing-based Pop Mart.

Each Labubu doll in the machine was reportedly valued at around HK$200 to HK$250 (US$25 to US$32), with one fetching as high as HK$800. It is understood that the door to the claw machine had been pried open.

Hong Kong police probe theft of HK$3,000 of Labubu figures from claw machine shop

Hong Kong police are investigating the theft of approximately HK$3,000 worth of Labubu figurines from a claw machine shop in Yau Ma Tei. The incident was reported by shop owner Wong, who found the machine damaged and merchandise stolen. The Labubu figures, manufactured by Beijing-based Pop Mart, were valued between HK$200 to HK$800 each.