"Trying to Steal Cash from YouTuber Flaunting Money"... Caught After Going to the Wrong House

Deciding to Steal After Watching Video
Also Attached Fake License Plate to Car to Hide Identity

Mr. A, who was usually burdened with debt, watched a video of a YouTuber showing off cash and conspired with acquaintance Mr. B to steal money. The photo is not related to the specific content of the article. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Juri] Two men in their 40s who cut the security bars of the wrong apartment after visiting the apartment of a YouTuber who posted a video flaunting cash have been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 12th, the Sasang Police Station in Busan announced that they arrested Mr. A (in his 40s) on charges of attempted special theft and sent him to the prosecution, while Mr. B (in his 40s), an accomplice, was sent without detention.

Mr. A and his accomplice are accused of breaking into the first floor of an apartment in Sasang-gu, Busan, at 2:08 a.m. on the 22nd of last month, attempting to steal money but failing.

According to the police, Mr. A, who had been struggling with debt, saw a video of a YouTuber flaunting cash and conspired with his acquaintance Mr. B to plan the theft.

Living in Ulsan, they used map apps and other tools to estimate that the YouTuber’s residence was on the first floor of an apartment in Sasang-gu, Busan.

After moving to Busan, they began cutting the security bars on the apartment’s veranda but fled after hearing the screams of a woman in her 50s who actually lived there.

The police, who responded to the woman’s report, tracked their movements and arrested them at their residence in Ulsan at the end of last month.

They are also accused of stealing license plates from two passenger cars in a neighborhood near the YouTuber’s residence three days before the crime and attaching them to their own car.

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