Breaking into Empty Houses with a Homemade Crowbar... Gyeongnam Police Arrest Habitual Thief in His 60s

Confiscated homemade bottle openers. [Image source=Gyeongnam Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] A man in his 60s who habitually broke into vacant houses using a self-made door opener has been arrested by the police.

According to the Gyeongnam Police Agency on the 15th, Mr. A is accused of inserting a self-made tool into the milk delivery slot to open a locked door and stealing valuables worth about 5 million won, including jewelry, from an apartment in Jinju City on the 23rd of last month.

Mr. A targeted houses with the lights off or vacant houses where the milk delivery slot was not blocked. He inserted a 70 cm folding door opener into the slot to release the locking mechanism and then broke in.

After the crime, Mr. A tried to evade the police by parking the vehicle he came in far from the crime scene, changing into work clothes, and using public transportation.

He was caught while trying to change clothes again for another crime, and the police announced that they seized the tools used for the crime from the vehicle.

The Gyeongnam Police Agency began an investigation after receiving reports of the damage and arrested Mr. A in Jinju City on the 10th of this month.

It was revealed that Mr. A continued to break into vacant houses even after being released in October last year following a previous arrest for similar crimes. It was also found that he committed theft at apartments in other regions during his probation period, and he is currently under investigation while in custody.

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