Man in His 50s Steals 71 Million Won From Former Coworker's Family Home Safe After Break-In 10 Years After Working Together

Broke Into Home by Climbing Over Wall
Used Cutting Tool to Open Safe and Steal Cash

A man in his 50s was apprehended by police after breaking into the home of a former coworker's family and stealing several tens of millions of won from a safe.

According to Yonhap News on the 18th, the Masan Jungbu Police Station in South Gyeongsang Province arrested a man in his 50s, identified as A, on charges of aggravated theft.

Police image. Photo by The Asia Business Daily DB

A is accused of climbing over the wall and breaking into the home of B, also in his 50s, located in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon City at around 2:30 p.m. on May 6. Using a cutting tool he had prepared in advance, he broke open the safe and stole 71 million won in cash.

B is reported to have believed it was safer to keep cash in his home safe rather than deposit it at a financial institution, and had stored the money in the safe for this reason.

According to the police investigation, A and B's younger brother had worked together at the same company ten years ago and had known each other since then. After learning that B kept cash in his home safe, A began checking B's commuting hours every day starting three days before the crime, and planned the theft accordingly.

The police identified A through analysis of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and arrested him at his residence in Gapo-dong, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon City, on May 12.

The police also recovered 64 million won that had been hidden in A's motorcycle.

A reportedly told the police that he committed the crime because he needed living expenses.

It was found that about 7 million won of the stolen money had already been used for entertainment expenses or lent to acquaintances.

The police plan to refer A to the prosecution soon.

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