Police Arrest Man in His 20s for Robbery Targeting Female Single-Person Households and Convenience Stores

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A man in his 20s who broke into the homes of single women and convenience stores armed with a weapon and stole valuables was arrested on the 5th.

Choi Yoo-shin, a judge at the Seoul Western District Court, conducted a pre-arrest detention hearing for suspect A, who was urgently arrested on the 3rd on charges of special robbery, and issued an arrest warrant, stating "there is a risk of flight."

According to the police, A unlawfully entered a multi-family house in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, around 1 p.m. on the 30th of last month. The man entered a woman's house through the window, threatened her with a weapon, stayed for over 10 hours, and then fled after stealing a mobile phone, laptop, cash, and other items.

Subsequently, on the 3rd of this month, the same man committed a robbery with a weapon at a convenience store in Mapo-gu. The police tracked him down after receiving a report and arrested A in Gwanak-gu on the same day.