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"Why Is It Here?" Shocked Car Owner Finds Culprit on CCTV After Unauthorized Use

Published : Jul 3, 2026 9:46 AM

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How would you feel if you found your car parked in a different spot than where you left it?

A group of individuals was recently apprehended by police after taking someone else's car for an unauthorized joyride.

The footage was released on the National Police Agency's YouTube channel yesterday, July 2.

Man using someone else's car parked in a parking lot without permission
A man is seen wandering between vehicles in a parking lot.

It turns out he had discovered a car key inside an unlocked vehicle and was searching the parking lot to find the car that matched the key.

He eventually found the matching vehicle and drove it away.

Three hours later, he returned to the parking lot.

He parked the vehicle in a different spot, not where it was originally located.

Man using someone else's car parked in a parking lot without permission
The car owner, noticing something was wrong when they saw the vehicle in a different spot the next day, reported the incident to the police.

Using the parking lot's CCTV footage, the police identified and arrested the culprit on charges including illegal use of an automobile and driving without a license.

(Source: YouTube, National Police Agency of the Republic of Korea)