A Man in His 60s Snatches a Shopping Bag Containing 14 Million Won Worth of Jewelry in the Subway

Shopping Bag Containing Diamond and Pure Gold Rings
Tracked and Caught via Railroad Police CCTV

A man in his 60s who found lost property containing precious metals worth about 14 million won, including diamonds, on Subway Line 1 but did not report it and took it away was caught.

The Seoul Regional Railroad Special Judicial Police under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 21st that they have booked Mr. A (male, in his 60s) on suspicion of embezzlement of lost property for unlawfully taking a shopping bag containing precious metals that someone else left on the train, and are investigating.

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According to the railroad police, on the 10th at around 2:40 p.m., Mr. A found a paper shopping bag left by another passenger in a passenger car of the express train bound for Dongincheon on Line 1 passing through Bupyeong-gu, Incheon. Mr. A put the bag into a black plastic bag he was carrying and took it with him.

The shopping bag contained precious metals worth about 14 million won, including diamonds and pure gold rings.

The railroad police confirmed Mr. A’s crime through CCTV footage installed in the subway. Afterwards, the police analyzed transportation card information and nearby CCTV footage to identify Mr. A as the suspect and tracked his whereabouts, eventually arresting him on the 16th.

When Mr. A appeared at the railroad police station, he completely denied the crime. However, when the railroad police discovered that he was wearing the pure gold ring he embezzled and questioned him about the purchase time, he belatedly admitted to the crime.

A railroad police official urged, "Since cases of passengers leaving valuables on trains occur frequently, railway users need to be especially careful in managing their valuables."

He added, "Recently, crime prevention CCTV has been installed inside electric trains. If you find items left behind by others, please do not take them carelessly but report them to the nearby station office or railroad police."

Meanwhile, the Lost Property Act stipulates that a person who finds an item lost by another must promptly submit it to the police or relevant authorities. Those who take found items without reporting them can be punished under the Criminal Act for embezzlement of lost property with imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to 3 million won.

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