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On the 16th, the Naju Police Station in Jeonnam announced that Sergeant A from a certain precinct of the Gwangju Seobu Police Station was booked on charges of theft for stealing valuables from a customer's locker in the golf course locker room. Photo by Asia Economy DB

[Asia Economy Reporter Bang Je-il] A police officer has been booked for stealing valuables worth about 8 million won from a locker in a golf course locker room.

On the 16th, the Naju Police Station in Jeonnam announced that they booked Sergeant A from a certain district unit of the Gwangju Seobu Police Station on charges of theft for stealing valuables belonging to a user stored in a locker in a golf course locker room. Sergeant A is accused of stealing a total of valuables worth about 8 million won, including 2 million won in cash and a check worth 5 million won contained in a wallet (worth about 1 million won) belonging to user B (56) from a locker in a golf course locker room in Naju City around 12:30 PM on the 13th.

According to the police investigation, Sergeant A committed the crime by peeking at the locker’s lock password while B was taking a shower. After the crime, Sergeant A immediately drove his private car toward Gwangju and discovered the large sum of money inside the wallet. Feeling suddenly scared, Sergeant A called the golf course and lied, saying, "I found a wallet dropped at the entrance."

However, Sergeant A’s crime was caught by the police who responded to B’s report. The police became suspicious of Sergeant A when the explanation from the golf course about how the lost item was found did not match B’s statement.

B stated, "I never dropped my wallet at the entrance and definitely put it in the locker. I felt like someone was watching me." In fact, the locker B used and the entrance were quite far apart. The police persistently questioned Sergeant A and eventually obtained a confession.

Sergeant A admitted, "B resembled someone who had borrowed money from me. I secretly watched as he entered the lock password and opened the locker. I only intended to check his ID, but greed took over and I stole the money."

The police booked Sergeant A without detention and are investigating the detailed circumstances of the crime and any additional offenses.

The Gwangju Seobu Police Station, where Sergeant A is assigned, will initiate disciplinary procedures as soon as they receive notification of the investigation commencement. It has been confirmed that Sergeant A has no prior disciplinary record.

Earlier in August, a police officer at the Seobu Police Station at the rank of lieutenant was caught after stealing a bicycle from his jurisdiction on his way home. The officer was dismissed (disqualified from public service and barred from reemployment for three years) and received a summary order of a 2 million won fine from the court.

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