Burglary in a Burning House... "I Came to Volunteer for Wildfire Relief," 40-Year-Old Woman Caught Burglarizing Empty Home

Houses in Buk-myeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk, affected by the wildfire. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A woman in her 40s who attempted to burglarize empty houses while pretending to be a volunteer in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, which suffered major wildfire damage, was caught by the police.

The Uljin Police Station in Gyeongbuk announced on the 6th that they have applied for an arrest warrant for Ms. A on charges of attempted burglary by nighttime trespassing.

Ms. A is suspected of taking a bus alone from Daegu to Buk-myeon, Uljin on the 4th, when the Uljin wildfire began, and attempting to burglarize two houses.

According to the police, on the night the wildfire was ongoing, when a resident evacuation order was issued, Ms. A tried to steal items while going around houses but was caught by the homeowner and arrested by the police who responded to the report.

It was previously investigated that one house in Hadang-ri, Buk-myeon, which she entered first, had nothing to steal, so she left empty-handed.

A police official said, “We believe Ms. A entered empty houses while saying she came to volunteer and wandering around the village.”

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