"Caught on CCTV: Mailbox Thief Arrested... 'I Tore Up the Concert Ticket'"

Theft of Concert Tickets Worth 300,000 Won from Mailbox
Reported After CCTV Confirmation and Public Online Wanted Notice Issued

A woman who stole mail containing a concert ticket worth 300,000 won was caught by the police.

According to the Namdong Police Station in Incheon on the 7th, a report of stolen mail was received by 112 at around 8:42 PM on the 4th at an officetel in Namdong-gu.

The mail reportedly contained two concert tickets (worth about 300,000 won) for a foreign pop singer’s first Korea tour performance scheduled for the 23rd at KINTEX in Ilsan.

Based on the victim’s statement and on-site CCTV footage, the police identified the woman who took the mail. The investigation revealed that she was a former tenant of the unit. During the police inquiry, she stated, “I went to retrieve mail sent to my previous residence, but other people’s mail came along with it,” and “It wasn’t my mail, so I tore it up.” The police booked Ms. A without detention.

A woman is taking out and looking at mail from someone else's mailbox.
[Photo by BobaeDream capture]

Earlier, the victim confirmed through the officetel’s CCTV that an unidentified woman took the mail and reported it to the police.

The victim also posted on an online community under the title “Public Wanted Notice for the Mail Thief in Guwol-dong,” appealing for help and stating, “Besides the tickets, there were 2 to 3 other pieces of mail addressed to different people, but she thoroughly searched through everything, took it all, and left immediately. It clearly seems intentional.”

She added, “If she had taken it without searching, I might have considered it unintentional, but watching the CCTV footage, the intent is clear,” and requested, “She seems to be an older woman walking a dog, so please provide any tips.”

Netizens commented, “Make sure to catch her and punish her legally,” “If the ticket seat numbers can be verified, the person sitting in those seats at the venue would be the thief,” and “She probably sold the tickets through a secondhand trading platform rather than attending herself.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.