40s Habitual Offender Arrested for 'Wrist Striking' Targeting Female Drivers in Daegu Alleyways
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A man in his 40s who habitually extorted money by deliberately colliding with cars driven by female drivers on side streets in Daegu and claiming his cellphone was damaged has finally ended up behind bars.
According to Daegu Suseong Police Station on the 16th, A (46), who was issued an arrest warrant on fraud charges that day, stopped his car in an alley in Suseong-gu, Daegu, around 4:30 PM on August 31, and caused a minor collision, then threw a tantrum claiming his cellphone had fallen and its screen was broken, before being caught by the police.
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Police investigation revealed that this man had extorted a total of 2.6 million won over six incidents using similar methods. It was found that A had prepared a damaged cellphone in advance, deliberately made slight contact with the female drivers' cars, and pretended that the cellphone was broken due to the car accident.
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