Two-Person Team Robs Jewelry Store in 30 Seconds Wearing Helmets, Caught After Ten Days

Breaking Glass Door with a Blunt Object and Intruding at Dawn

Two thieves who broke into a jewelry store in Incheon by smashing the glass door with a blunt object and stole precious metals within 30 seconds were caught by the police ten days after the crime.

On the 10th, the Michuhol Police Station in Incheon announced that they had arrested two men in their 30s, including Mr. A, on charges of special theft. Mr. A and the others are accused of breaking into a jewelry store in Juan-dong, Michuhol-gu, Incheon, at around 2:25 a.m. on the 28th of last month and stealing precious metals worth about 70 million won. At the time, they wore helmets on their heads, covered their faces, broke the glass door with a blunt object, and entered the store. It took only about 30 seconds for Mr. A and the others to break the display cases one by one, put the precious metals into a bag, and escape.

After the crime, Mr. A and the others fled together on one motorcycle, and another driver who witnessed the scene and the jewelry store owner on the upper floor of the building reported it to the police. The police, upon receiving the report, identified their identities and tracked their escape route based on nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV), arresting them at a motel in Seoul at 11:13 p.m. the day before, ten days after the crime. The police seized five pieces of precious metals found at the motel.

A police official said, "It is presumed that Mr. A and his group mainly hid in this motel after the crime," adding, "We plan to investigate the specific motive for the crime and are also considering whether to apply for an arrest warrant."

Similar Jewelry Store Thefts Continue

Meanwhile, crimes using similar methods of breaking into jewelry stores during early morning hours and stealing valuables in a short time continue unabated. On the 29th of last month in Daegu, a man in his 40s, Mr. B, broke into a jewelry store during the early morning hours, stole valuables, and was caught by the police 15 hours later. Mr. B also broke the glass door of the jewelry store with a blunt object at around 4:11 a.m. and stole precious metals worth about 50 million won. At the time, the police responded to a report from a security company managing the safety of the jewelry store. According to the investigation, it took the suspect only about one minute to break the reinforced glass door, enter the jewelry store, and sweep the precious metals from the display cases. The police caught Mr. B, who was hiding at his residence, 15 hours after the crime through CCTV analysis.

Also, on December 20th last year at 3:13 a.m., a man in his 20s, Mr. C, rode a motorcycle and crashed into a jewelry store in Gamsam-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, broke the glass door, entered, smashed the display cases with a tool, and stole valuables worth about 14 million won. When the police began investigating, he surrendered himself to the Seongseo Police Station at around 10:45 p.m. on the same day.

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