Police Who Should Catch Thieves... Fined 2 Million Won for Stealing a Bicycle, 'Embarrassment'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A former police officer who stole a bicycle from his assigned duty station on his way home from work was fined.

The Gwangju District Court announced on the 8th that it issued a summary order imposing a fine of 2 million won on Mr. A (56), who was prosecuted on charges of theft.

Mr. A, who served as a police inspector at the Hwajeong Substation of the Gwangju Western Police Station, was summarily indicted on charges of stealing a bicycle from a rack in an apartment complex in his jurisdiction around 1:50 a.m. on August 21.

Mr. A stole a bicycle worth about 400,000 won that had no lock, rode it to his home, and even locked it there.

He was caught after the bicycle owner reported the theft to the police, and during the related investigation, he admitted to the charges, saying, "I like bicycles and often ride them. I wanted to try riding a new one."

This was not his only act of theft.

In 2015, he received a suspension of indictment from the prosecution for stealing a ladder from a cargo truck bed near his home, and was also subjected to a one-month pay cut by the disciplinary committee.

Meanwhile, Mr. A was dismissed at a disciplinary committee held last month and retired in disgrace. According to this measure, he cannot be reappointed as a public official for the next three years.

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