Elementary Students Rob Internet Cafe in 6 Minutes, Even Bowing to CCTV

[Anchor]

In Gangwon Province, elementary school students stole money from an internet cafe counter and fled. The students were unfazed by the CCTV cameras installed throughout the store, even showing the composure to bow toward one of the cameras.

G1 Broadcasting reporter Kim Yoon-ji reports.

[Reporter]

On the afternoon of June 24, at an internet cafe in the Gangwon region.

Two teenage boys are seen lingering in front of the entrance.

After confirming that no one is at the counter, they head straight for the cash box, grabbing bundles of coins and several banknotes.

They even pass the money to another student waiting behind the counter to have it checked.

Before leaving the store, the two students even show the composure to bow toward the CCTV camera.

Over the course of about 6 minutes, they went in and out of the same spot, repeating the theft four times.

[Victimized Internet Cafe Owner: Usually, when people are being recorded, they freeze up and cannot say anything. But these kids were openly bowing, having already heard from various places that they cannot be punished because they are minors (referring to the juvenile protection law).]

The students' theft spree began a week ago.

It has been found that similar thefts by teenagers have been occurring frequently in the area around this internet cafe recently.

A nearby convenience store owner also says that when a group of teenagers enters, they stop what they are doing and immediately become tense.

[Nearby Convenience Store Owner: For small items, they pick them up, walk around the display stand, and when they come out, the items are gone. They know their faces are visible on CCTV. They even wave their hands at the CCTV and check to see if they are appearing on it.]

The police plan to initiate a full-scale investigation with the guardians present once the suspects are identified through CCTV analysis, as they are minors.

(Video by Seo Jin-hyung, G1 Broadcasting)

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