A man in his 70s who stole car wheels while visiting automobile parts companies in the middle of the night was arrested by the police.
The Dongdaemun Police Station in Seoul announced on the 4th that they have applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, a man in his 70s, on suspicion of theft.
According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of stealing 14 car wheels from two automobile parts companies in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, after business hours on the night of the 27th of last month.
It was also investigated that Mr. A stole 15 car wheels using the same method in October of last year.
The total market value of the 29 car wheels stolen by Mr. A was estimated to be about 10 million won.
The police identified Mr. A as the suspect on the 28th of last month after analyzing CCTV footage and tracking him down. Mr. A admitted to all the crimes when he appeared before the police.
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