A man in his 50s stole 20,000 won from a church donation box... turned out to be a habitual offender

Woman's Additional Crimes Revealed After Stealing Over 8 Million Won from Religious Facilities Over Several Years

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] 'A needle thief became a cow thief.'

A homeless man in his 50s who was arrested for stealing about 20,000 won from a donation box at a church in Gwangju was found to have collected hundreds of thousands of won by repeatedly targeting religious facilities over a long period.

According to the Gwangju Nambu Police Station on the 21st, Mr. A was arrested on the 13th for breaking into a church in Bongseon-dong, Nam-gu, and stealing about 20,000 won in cash from the donation box.

During the investigation into whether there were additional crimes, it was revealed that Mr. A had stolen a total of about 8 million won over several years, mainly from religious facilities.

Having lived as a homeless person for the past two years, moving around places such as park restrooms, he committed the crimes to cover living expenses and is reported to have admitted most of the charges.

Church members became suspicious of the unfamiliar Mr. A coming and going, checked the closed-circuit television (CCTV), confirmed the crime scenes, and then reported to the police.

The police, who responded to the report, arrested Mr. A while he was wandering around the church.

On the 15th, the police obtained an arrest warrant from the court, citing the risk of flight, and transferred Mr. A to the prosecution.

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