▲ Cheonan Dongnam Police Station in South Chungcheong Province
The Cheonan Dongnam Police Station in South Chungcheong Province announced that it has arrested a man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges of habitually stealing cash and items from convenience stores.
A is accused of stealing 620,000 won worth of cash, cigarettes, and other goods across four instances from two convenience stores in Cheonan between September 24 and October 25.
Police previously confirmed three convenience store thefts committed by A and requested an arrest warrant on October 19, but the court dismissed the warrant the following day.
Having been released, A fled after stealing valuables once again from a convenience store in Cheonan on October 25, just five days later.
Investigations revealed that A stole the items while the lone store owner left the counter unattended to organize boxes.
Following a pursuit, police urgently arrested A in a parking lot in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, at around 12:35 PM on October 27. After including additional offenses, police re-applied for an arrest warrant, and the court issued the warrant today (October 29), citing a "risk of flight."
(Photo: Captured from Yonhap News TV, Yonhap News)
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