Man in His 30s Arrested for Threatening Middle Schoolers with Toy Knife

A man in his 30s has been caught by police after threatening middle school students near a middle school in Incheon with a toy knife.

The Incheon Nonhyeon Police Station announced today (September 17) that it is investigating a man in his 30s, referred to as A, on charges of intimidation.

A is accused of threatening three middle school students by brandishing a toy rubber knife near a middle school in Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, at around 7:45 p.m. on September 14.

It was found that A, who was playing music out loud at the time, committed the crime in response to the students asking him to use earphones.

Following a report from the students, the police tracked down A using closed-circuit (CC) TV footage and accompanied him voluntarily yesterday afternoon.

A police official stated, "The charges applied to A are subject to change following further investigation."

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