"Chokbeop Sonyeon Inde Mwo"... The Final Outcome of a Middle School Student with 30 Crimes in 3 Months

Repeated Vehicle Theft and Unlicensed Driving Arrested
Issuance of Emergency Accompaniment Warrant for Juvenile Offender Is Unusual

A middle school student who was caught stealing a car and driving without a license in Jeju was eventually sent to a juvenile classification center after committing the same crime again and being caught.

On the 8th, the Jeju Eastern Police Station announced that they had placed A, a second-year student at a middle school in Jeju, under the custody of the juvenile classification center for habitual theft and unlicensed driving.

The juvenile classification center is a facility where juvenile offenders are placed before trial.

On the 4th, A stole a parked Avante passenger car with the key left in the ignition in a shopping mall parking lot in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju City, and drove it around. Police who responded to the report caught A at a PC room in Jeju City on the 7th. It is understood that A had been driving the car for three days before being caught.

Although A is a second-year middle school student, he was confirmed to be 13 years old as his birthday had not yet passed. He is classified as a "juvenile offender under the age of criminal responsibility," a child or adolescent aged 10 or older but under 14 who is not subject to criminal punishment even if they commit a crime.

A vehicle stopped after an accident caused by Mr. A, who was driving it on September 30.
[Photo by Jeju Police Agency]

However, the police judged that A had a very high risk of reoffending and obtained an emergency escort warrant from the court to place A under the custody of the juvenile classification center.

With an emergency escort warrant, juveniles under 14 can be detained in juvenile facilities.

A will stay at the juvenile classification center for about a month, undergo evaluation, and receive juvenile protection measures.

During the police investigation, A reportedly showed no sign of remorse, stating his intention to "continue (the crimes) until caught."

On the afternoon of September 30, A, along with a peer, stole a sports utility vehicle (SUV) parked in a residential area in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju City, and drove it for eight hours. When a patrol car pursued them, they fled at 100 km/h, crashed into a metal fence, and were caught.

After being handed over to his parents immediately after the investigation, A was caught again the next day, October 1, attempting to steal a car parked in a residential area in Oedo-dong, Jeju City.

On the 27th of last month, A, along with two accomplices, stole a passenger car from a villa in Aradong, Jeju City, and also stole three motorcycles from a nearby motorcycle shop and fled. Investigations revealed that in the past three months, A has been involved in a total of 30 crimes, including 15 thefts.

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