"Show me your luxury watch" - 30-year-old arrested for fleeing wearing a Rolex while shop owner was distracted

On the 11th, the Changwon Jungbu Police Station in Gyeongnam announced that they are tracking a suspect who stole Rolex watches worth tens of millions of won from a luxury watch repair shop. According to the police and the victim business owner, on the morning of the 9th, a man who visited a luxury watch repair shop in Jungang-dong, Changwon City, stole two Rolex watches worth about 40 million won and fled. The photo shows the suspect stealing and fleeing with the watches (top right) and the business owner pursuing the suspect (below). [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] A man in his 30s who stole Rolex watches worth tens of millions of won from a luxury watch repair shop while the owner was distracted has been arrested by the police.

The Changwon Jungbu Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 17th that they arrested and detained A (34) on suspicion of theft for stealing Rolex watches from a luxury watch repair shop.

A is accused of stealing two Rolex watches worth 39 million won at around 10 a.m. on the 9th at a luxury watch repair shop in Jungang-dong, Seongsan-gu.

He expressed his intention to purchase the watches to the owner, pretending to be a customer, and asked the owner to show the watches and certificates of authenticity. While the owner was momentarily distracted, A fled wearing the watches on both wrists.

The police confirmed A's whereabouts through closed-circuit television (CCTV) and other means, and arrested him on the 14th on a street in Changnyeong-gun.

According to the police investigation, A had already visited the store twice the day before the crime to conduct a preliminary reconnaissance.

The police have detained A and are investigating whether there are additional offenses.

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