Current Police Officer Involved in Jewelry Store Robbery Finally Arrested... Remains Silent When Asked About Motive

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] An active police officer has been arrested on charges of stealing precious metals worth tens of millions of won from a gold and silver shop.

On the 8th, Kim Tae-ho, chief judge in charge of warrants at the Gwangju District Court, issued an arrest warrant during the pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant substantive examination) for Mr. A, a member of a police substation under the Gwangju Western Police Station, on suspicion of special theft, citing "risk of flight."

Mr. A appeared at the Gwangju District Court that morning and entered the courtroom after only saying, "I am sorry to my colleagues." When reporters asked about the motive for the crime, he replied, "No," and remained tight-lipped.

Mr. A is accused of breaking into a gold and silver shop in Wolsan-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, around 4 a.m. on the 18th of last month and stealing precious metals worth approximately 25 million won.

Having meticulously planned the crime, Mr. A broke the door with tools he had prepared in advance, entered the premises, and stole the precious metals within about one minute before fleeing.

To confuse the investigation, he drove a vehicle with the license plate covered and moved to an area with lax closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance.

Immediately after the crime, he showed boldness by going to work as usual without any noticeable change.

The police urgently arrested Mr. A, who was hospitalized at a hospital in Gwangju, on the 7th.

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