A man in his 20s urgently arrested after attempting to rob cash by threatening a female employee at a mart and fleeing

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Muan Police Station in Jeonnam announced on the 28th that they have urgently arrested and are investigating A (23), who attempted a robbery at a mart and fled to another area, on charges of attempted special robbery.

A is accused of threatening a female employee with a weapon to steal cash at a mart in Muan-gun, Jeonnam, around 8:15 p.m. the previous day, and then fleeing the scene.

A reportedly fled in a passenger car after the victim employee resisted and another customer entered the mart.

The police secured A's appearance and vehicle information through closed-circuit television (CCTV) in the area, requested cooperation and urgent deployment from neighboring police stations, and guarded major exits to block the escape route.

Police officers from the Yeokjeon Police Box of Mokpo Police Station, who received the cooperation request, found A's car near a market in Mokpo, more than 30 km away from the crime scene, chased, and urgently arrested him about an hour after the crime.

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