Two Men in Their 20s Arrested for Breaking into a Gold and Silver Shop and Stealing Precious Metals in Yangsan

Theft of 19 Items Worth Approximately 20 Million Won Including Gold Bracelets

Two men in their 20s who stole precious metals while going around jewelry stores in Gyeongnam were arrested by the police.

According to Yangsan Police Station on the 26th, Mr. A and another suspect are accused of breaking into a jewelry store in Jinhae-gu, Changwon City, around 3 a.m. on the 22nd by smashing the door with a blunt weapon and stealing 19 pieces of precious metals worth about 20 million won, including gold bracelets, from the display case.

On the 20th, they also broke into a gold trading center in Yangsan by the same method, but failed to steal anything as no precious metals were on display, and fled the scene.

A thief is breaking into a jewelry store and stealing precious metals.
[CCTV footage provided by Gyeongnam Police Agency]

They committed the crimes by targeting late-night hours with few people around, where one kept watch while the other stole items, then escaped using a motorcycle they had arrived on.

The police confirmed that Mr. A and the other suspect rode a motorcycle to Busan and tracked them down, arresting them sequentially at 11:50 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. on the 22nd, recovering all the stolen precious metals.

During the police investigation, they admitted to committing the crimes to raise money to repay debts.

On the 24th, arrest warrants were issued for them, and the police are investigating whether the two are involved in additional crimes.

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