Wanted Fugitive Arrested at Police Station While Searching for Lost Luxury Wallet

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man in his 30s who visited a police station to find his lost luxury wallet was caught by the police after it was revealed that he was wanted on charges of nighttime residential burglary.

Seoul Bangbae Police Station announced on the 17th that they apprehended a Class A wanted person, Hong Mo (31), at the police station's civil complaint waiting room around 6:30 PM on the 14th.

Hong saw that the luxury wallet he had left on a bus was registered in the police lost property comprehensive management system (LOST 112) and visited Bangbae Police Station around 7 PM on the 13th. However, the police officer in charge of lost property management was absent due to being on duty, so he left.

The officer in charge, upon hearing that Hong had visited, checked his identity using the ID card found inside the wallet and confirmed that Hong was a Class A wanted person with an arrest warrant issued in January of this year.

The next day, Hong returned to the police station and was arrested by the waiting police officers.

A police official explained, "We secured the suspect and handed him over to the prosecution."

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