Daegu Karaoke Robber Who Cut Off Electronic Ankle Bracelet Caught Within a Day

Provided by Daegu Probation Office. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] An electronic monitoring device (electronic ankle bracelet) offender who committed a robbery at a karaoke room in Daegu and then cut off the tracking device to escape has been apprehended.

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 9th that the Daegu Probation Office Rapid Investigation Team and the Daegu Bukbu Police Station Criminal Division discovered Kim Mo (40), who was hiding on the rooftop of a building located in Bisan-dong, Seo-gu, Daegu, at 10:05 p.m. on the 8th, arrested him on the spot, and detained him at the Daegu Bukbu Police Station.

Kim is suspected of threatening the owner of a karaoke room in Daehyeon-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, with a weapon around 11 p.m. on the 7th, stealing cash and a mobile phone, and fleeing the scene.

At that time, Kim cut off the electronic ankle bracelet he was wearing to evade tracking and escaped.

The police plan to conduct a strict investigation according to legal procedures and then transfer Kim to the prosecution.