Fled with Safe from Gangnam Gym... Traced by Another Crime

After Robbing Gym Safe, Flees to Busan
Caught by Police for Drunk Driving
Squandered Entertainment Money... Even Rang the Golden Bell

Vehicle of Mr. Park caught by the police for drunk driving / Photo by Busan Police Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A man who stole a safe containing about 100 million won from a gym in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. After the crime, he fled to Busan but was caught by the police for another crime, drunk driving, and was eventually arrested.

According to the legal and police authorities on the 6th, Seo Bo-min, the chief judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court, issued an arrest warrant on the 2nd for Park, who is suspected of special theft and other charges. Judge Seo explained the reason for issuing the warrant, stating, "The grounds and necessity for detention have been demonstrated."

Park is accused of stealing a safe containing about 100 million won in cash and checks from a gym in Gangnam-gu on the 25th of last month.

After stealing the safe, Park was caught by the police not in Seoul but in Busan, where he was caught for drunk driving. At around 2:33 a.m. on the 28th of last month, a report was made to 112 that a pedestrian was walking at an intersection in Haeundae-gu while a drunk driver was driving recklessly. The police who arrived at the scene conducted a breathalyzer test on the driver and confirmed that his blood alcohol concentration was at the level of license cancellation, and arrested Park on the spot.

The police conducted a preliminary investigation on Park at the local police station. During this process, he acted violently and uttered words such as "safe," "investigation," and "detective," while making a KakaoTalk voice call and babbling words like "Naver search number one." The police, closely observing Park's behavior, searched the internet for his words and discovered that a safe had been stolen from a gym in Gangnam-gu.

Subsequently, the police called back the person Park had contacted via voice talk and identified the other party as the victim of the incident. Through the Gangnam Police Station, they confirmed that Park was the main culprit of the crime. The Gangnam Police investigation team, who were on a business trip to Busan at the time to apprehend Park, took custody of him.

It was also investigated that Park fled to Busan after the crime and squandered the stolen money on entertainment expenses. He rang the "Golden Bell" at a bar, and even posted videos of this behavior on social networking services (SNS).

Meanwhile, three accomplices suspected of stealing the safe with Park appeared at the Gangnam Police Station and were questioned.

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