Four Middle School Students Booked for Stealing Car Noticing "Side Mirrors Not Folded"

Unlicensed Driving in Ochi-dong, Gwangju

Investigated on Charges of Aggravated Theft and More

Middle school students who stole a car with unlocked doors and drove it without a license in downtown Gwangju have been apprehended by the police.

The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced on the 18th that it had booked four middle school students, including student A, without detention, on charges of aggravated theft and violating the Road Traffic Act, for stealing a parked vehicle and driving without a license.

They are accused of stealing a sedan with its doors unlocked and the keys left inside from a road near an apartment complex in Ochi-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, around 11 p.m. on March 16, and driving it without a license.

According to the investigation, they targeted vehicles whose side mirrors were not folded, believing that such cars were more likely to be unlocked, and selected their targets accordingly.

They drove the stolen car from the Ochi-dong area of Buk-gu to Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, and were apprehended by police in Gwangsan-gu in the early hours of March 17, after a report was filed.

The students, who attend different middle schools, are said to have committed the crime out of curiosity.

The police plan to further investigate student A and the others regarding the exact circumstances of the crime and the possibility of any additional offenses.

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