Police Arrest False Caller at Public Phone...
30s A Detained for Obstruction of Business
The police are on their way to arrest Mr. A, who falsely ordered food. [Photo by the National Police Agency's official YouTube channel capture]
A man in his 30s, Mr. A, who falsely ordered pizza, was arrested by the police for obstruction of business.
On the 5th, the official YouTube channel of the National Police Agency posted a video titled "If you order pizza, the police will deliver it."
According to the video, the police received a false order report last month at a pizza shop in Nam-gu, Ulsan.
According to the statement from the shop owner who reported it, when they delivered to the address given by the orderer, the homeowner at that address claimed they had never placed an order. As a result, the shop owner tried calling the orderer's number but received no answer, leaving the payment unsettled.
The police are preparing a statement based on the store owner's testimony. [Photo by the National Police Agency's official YouTube channel capture]
When the police who received the report arrived and were preparing a statement based on the shop owner's testimony, a call came in from a public phone number.
A police officer answered the call on behalf of the shop owner, and the caller was the person who had placed the false order.
The orderer calmly said, "Why hasn't the delivery arrived?" and the police officer, pretending to be a part-time worker, replied, "Sorry, today is my first day working part-time, so I think I sent it to the wrong address." Then the officer added, "I'm really sorry. If it's okay, I will remake it and send it again," buying time.
While the police officer was stalling by talking with the false orderer, another officer who had arrived with him located the public phone and apprehended the false orderer.
The police arrested Mr. A on the spot for obstruction of business. It was reported that Mr. A fully admitted to the false order during the police investigation.
Typically, false orders constitute obstruction of business, punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 15 million won. For obstruction of business to be established, there must be awareness and intent that one's actions interfere with another's business. In other words, if it is proven that Mr. A intended to disrupt the business by falsely ordering food delivery, he is likely to be punished for obstruction of business.
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