Police Pursuing Trio for Attempted Robbery at Apartment in Seongdong-gu, Seoul

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A trio attempted to steal valuables but failed and fled from an apartment in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, prompting the police to pursue them.

According to the police on the 12th, the Seongdong Police Station is chasing three men who broke into an apartment in Seongdong-gu around 4:20 a.m. that day and attempted robbery, charging them with attempted special robbery and other offenses.

The suspects threatened the victim returning home and two companions with a weapon, followed them into the apartment, and tried to steal mobile phones and valuables but fled when a food delivery worker arrived.

The three suspects were reportedly dressed in hiking clothes, and the police have identified some of their identities and are pursuing them. The police stated that these individuals are different from the three men who disguised themselves as delivery workers and committed a robbery at a high-rise apartment in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, on the 9th.