Ddarungi Lifted High and Plunged into Seongbukcheon... CCTV Shows 'Quick Escape' in 2 Minutes

Man in Black Clothes Throws Ddareungi Bike and Flees
Some Bikes Damaged to the Point of Frame Separation
Similar Crime on the 9th... "Investigating if Same Perpetrator"

Several Seoul public bicycles 'Ddarungi' were found abandoned in Seongbukcheon Stream, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

On the 12th, a Ddareungi bike was abandoned in the stream under Seongbuk 3 Bridge in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Captured from X (formerly Twitter)]

On the 13th, the Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul announced that they are pursuing the suspect who abandoned the Ddarungi bicycles under Seongbuk 3-gyo Bridge in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. CCTV footage capturing the incident shows that around 4 a.m. on the 12th, a man dressed entirely in black clothing and wearing black gloves appeared in front of the Ddarungi rental station at Seongbuk 3-gyo Bridge. The man suddenly lifted one Ddarungi bicycle and threw it under the bridge. He then proceeded to throw all the Ddarungi bicycles in front of the bridge into the stream without hesitation.

Passing cars seemed startled and hesitated, but the man continued throwing the bicycles without concern. In less than two minutes, he threw all 12 Ddarungi bicycles into the stream and quickly left the scene.

At around 4 a.m. on the 12th, a man was seen quickly fleeing after throwing a bicycle at the Seongbuk 3-gyo Ddareungi rental station in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News TV]

Some of the bicycles that fell under the bridge were reported to be damaged to the extent that their frames were completely separated. The bicycles have since been examined, and the Seoul Facilities Corporation has collected all of them.

The police also received a report on the 9th about several Ddarungi bicycles being abandoned in the stream. They plan to investigate the details of the incidents, including whether the two cases were committed by the same perpetrator.

Meanwhile, Ddarungi is a public bicycle service operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, allowing users to rent and return bicycles anywhere where rental stations are installed. Currently, about 40,000 Ddarungi bicycles are in operation across approximately 2,500 rental stations.