In Sacheon, a 'Man with a Weapon' ... "Picked it up to reuse"

Following the incident in Jinju, Gyeongnam on the 5th, a man carrying a weapon was also found in Sacheon, causing fear among citizens for a while.

According to Sacheon Police Station on the 6th, a report was received around 7:20 PM about a man wandering near Donggeum-dong street carrying a weapon.

The police tracked the man based on the witness's statement that he was estimated to be in his 60s, wearing a dark blue jumper, dark long pants, and a baseball cap.

Sacheon City sent safety alert text messages to prevent citizens from approaching and urged them to report to 112.

All staff from the investigation department of Sacheon Police Station analyzed nearby CCTV footage and conducted inquiries, eventually identifying the man's residence and locating him.

When the police asked about the weapon, the man stated, "I found it in a pile of trash and brought it home to reuse."

The police investigated the circumstances with the man and, judging that there was no risk of a weapon-related crime, closed the case around 11 PM.

Earlier, on the 5th at 12:05 PM, a man carrying a weapon was reported near a construction site in Juyak-dong, Jinju, prompting police to pursue him.

The man found by the police was a construction site worker in his 40s, and it was confirmed that he was carrying a knife used for cutting ropes at the site, which did not fit the sheath size, so he wore it on his waist as is.

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