40-Year-Old Arrested for Robbing Vacant Stores Late at Night While Traveling Nationwide

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Northern Police Station announced on the 15th that they have booked A (43) without detention on charges of special theft under the Special Act for A, who broke into a restaurant after closing hours and stole cash.

A is suspected of breaking into a restaurant in Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City at 3:09 a.m. on November 17 last year and stealing 50,000 won in cash kept at the cash register.

The police tracked the suspect through nearby CCTV footage and confirmed that he was caught on theft charges in Seoul on November 30 last year and is currently imprisoned in a Seoul detention center awaiting trial. They apprehended A through an investigative visit.

According to the investigation, A attempted the same method at two restaurants in Dong-gu between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. on the same day but failed as there was no cash stored.

A reportedly told the police, "I wandered around the country to make living expenses and only targeted vacant stores to rob."

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