Women Who Said They Were Going to Smoke... Stole 4 Bottles of Soju and Skipped a 100,000 Won Restaurant Bill

Ordered 100,000 Won Worth and 'Muk-twi'
Secretly Put Four Bottles of Soju in Bag and Committed Theft
Owner: "In Difficult Circumstances, Can't Even Go Home and Works"

Customers who ate at a restaurant in Ulsan were caught on CCTV stealing alcohol without paying.
[Source=YouTube channel 'JTBC News']

On Chuseok day, a restaurant owner was furious after customers who dined at the restaurant left without paying and even stole soju.

JTBC's 'Case Manager' reported the story of Mr. A, who runs a gukbap (soup with rice) restaurant in Jung-gu, Ulsan Metropolitan City, and was a victim of a "meoktwi" (dine-and-dash) while working alone on Chuseok day. According to the report, around 6 p.m. on the 17th, three women in their 30s visited Mr. A's restaurant. They ate gukbap, naengmyeon (cold noodles), suyuk (boiled pork slices), beverages, and six bottles of soju, totaling 104,000 won worth of food. After 8 p.m., when they ordered one more gukbap, Mr. A explained, "The business hours have ended, so it's difficult," but the women pleaded earnestly, saying they really wanted to eat it. Eventually, Mr. A went back to the kitchen to prepare the order.

Meanwhile, the women shouted, "We will go smoke," and left the restaurant. Sensing something suspicious, Mr. A followed them outside, but the women had already packed their belongings and disappeared. Mr. A reported the incident to the police, and the next day, upon reviewing the closed-circuit television (CCTV), he discovered that the women had secretly taken four bottles of soju in their bags. From the moment they entered the restaurant, the women appeared to be checking around as if to confirm that Mr. A was alone.

Mr. A told 'Case Manager,' "Due to difficult economic circumstances, I worked on Chuseok without going back to my hometown, but instead, I was a victim of a dine-and-dash." He added, "Seeing their images on the CCTV, I suspect they might be habitual offenders. I hope other businesses will be cautious to avoid similar damage." Crime psychologist Oh Yoon-sung hinted that the culprit would soon be caught, saying, "Due to portrait rights issues, the broadcast cannot show their faces, but the CCTV clearly captured their faces."

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "They should be caught quickly and pay for their crimes," "They are in their 30s, not even young, so why live like that?" and "There are so many CCTVs these days, yet they have no fear at all."