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Found Other Contact Info, But Why Not the Missing Person? "Too Meticulous to Be Mere Negligence" Why Did Police Officer Boo Falsely Close the Missing Person Case? SBS's "Unanswered Questions," which aired yesterday , tracked down Police Officer Boo, who falsely closed a missing person case in Jeju Island. SBS Sep 20, 2026 11:45 AM

"Saw Him Counting Money and Got Greedy"... Man in 20s Robs Lottery Shop Just Four Days After Release A is accused of breaking the tempered glass door of a lottery shop in Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, with a stone at around 5:00 AM on June 24 and stealing a small safe containing about 340,000 won. SBS Sep 20, 2026 11:45 AM

Pushing Classmate Off 80-cm Platform Not 'School Violence,' Supreme Court Rules (Photo: Yonhap News TV, Yonhap News) Division 1 of the Supreme Court (presiding Justice Cheon Dae-yup) finalized the lower court ruling on September 3, dismissing the lawsuit filed by elementary school student A against the regional office of education's administrative appeals commission. SBS Sep 20, 2026 11:45 AM

Customs Special Judicial Police Officer Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes and Leaking Investigation Details to Drug Offender The Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Settlement Division 22 recently sentenced Park, a former head of the investigation team at the Seoul Customs Office who was indicted on charges of bribery under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Sep 20, 2026 11:05 AM

Arrest Warrant Requested for Driver in Anseong Truck Crash That Killed Mother and Son The Anseong Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced yesterday that it has requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 60s, identified as A, on charges of causing death and injury through professional negligence under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents. SBS Sep 20, 2026 11:01 AM

Kim Keon-hee Faces Appellate Ruling on Influence-Peddling Allegations; Military Generals Await Verdicts in Martial Law Trial of Specific Crimes. Kim is accused of receiving 103.8 million won worth of luxury items, including a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, a Tiffany & Co. SBS Sep 20, 2026 10:26 AM

Scalpers Sweep Up Event Tickets Using Macros: Reselling Worth 2.4 Billion Won Over 8 Years The National Office of Investigation under the Korean National Police Agency announced today that it had cracked down on 126 cases and apprehended 157 individuals during a special operation against scalping using macros from March 3 to August 31. SBS Sep 20, 2026 10:04 AM

Police Crack Down on 387 Illegal Adult PC Rooms... Time for Preliminary Administrative Disposition Notice Reduced The average period dropped from 42.2 days to 6.2 days. Police explained that this is the result of initially applying a "fast track" system that immediately hands over crackdown facts to local governments so that administrative disposition procedures can begin before investigations are concluded. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:52 AM

1,863 People Caught in Crackdown on Local Corruption, Including 1.4 Billion Won Embezzlement at Township Office The National Office of Investigation under the Korean National Police Agency announced today that it cracked down on 1,863 individuals related to local corruption and forwarded 729 of them to the prosecution over the past six months starting in March. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:47 AM

Man Arrested for Setting Fire to Multi-Family Housing Rooftop in Early Morning The Incheon Michuhol Police Station announced today that it has arrested a man in his 50s, designated as A, on-site on charges of arson of an inhabited building for setting fire to the rooftop of the multi-family residence where he lives. SBS Sep 20, 2026 9:30 AM