Caught on CCTV: Police Track Serial Thief Targeting Intoxicated Pedestrians in Seoul

A serial thief who targeted the pockets of intoxicated people in Seoul has recently been apprehended by the police.

This is a street in Seoul on July 1.

An intoxicated person is lying on the ground, and a man approaches.

Is he trying to help? No, it turns out he is not.

After looking around nervously for a moment, he ends up taking belongings out of the intoxicated person's pocket.

He then puts them into his own bag and calmly leaves the scene.

Receiving a report, the police launched an investigation and analyzed CCTV footage to retrace the man's movement path.

As a result, they discovered that he had committed crimes using the exact same method against intoxicated people in other locations as well.

After tracking his movements and identifying his residence, the police arrested the man following a stakeout.

When questioned about his crimes, the man denied them, claiming he "did not remember because he was drunk."

However, he admitted that the physical appearance of the person captured on CCTV matched his own.

In the end, he was arrested and detained on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes.

(Video source: Seoul Metropolitan Police YouTube)
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