"‘You Stole My Bag’ Suspected Theft Leads 50s Drunk Driving to Police Station"

A man in his 50s was booked after driving to a police substation to settle a dispute when an acquaintance he had been drinking with suspected him of stealing his bag.

According to Sacheon Police Station in Gyeongnam on the 13th, Mr. A is suspected of drunk driving to the Sacheon Police Substation parking lot after drinking with Mr. B, a younger acquaintance from the neighborhood, at a bar in Sacheon around 6 a.m. on the 12th.

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During their drinking session starting the previous night, Mr. B confronted Mr. A, saying, "My bag is missing; did you steal it?" Mr. A responded, "Why do you suspect me? Then let's go to the police," and drove Mr. B to the Sacheon Police Substation.

Even after arriving at the substation, the two continued arguing, and the police tried to intervene but detected the smell of alcohol.

When asked by the police if he had been driving, Mr. A admitted, "Yes."

Mr. A’s blood alcohol concentration at the time was 0.157%, which is above the license cancellation threshold.

Later, Mr. B apologized to Mr. A, saying, "I'm sorry you got caught because of me."

A police official stated, "Both were heavily intoxicated and seemed unaware that driving to the substation could result in a drunk driving charge," and Mr. A was booked without detention on suspicion of drunk driving.

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