Taking out a hammer, violently striking the kiosk lock
Calmly disappearing from the crime scene after grabbing cash
A couple dressed in pajamas entered an unmanned store, destroyed a kiosk with a hammer, stole cash, and fled, a scene that was captured on camera. On the 20th, JTBC's 'Sageon Banjang' introduced a report from store owner A, who suffered theft at an unmanned store in Gocheok-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, in the early morning of the 18th. A said, "In the early morning of the 18th, a man and woman dressed in pajamas pried open the kiosk lock with tools such as a hammer and fled with 700,000 won in cash."
A couple dressed in pajamas was caught on camera damaging a kiosk with a hammer and stealing cash before fleeing. On the 20th, JTBC's 'Sageon Banjang' introduced a report from owner Mr. A, who suffered theft at an unmanned store in Gocheok-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, in the early morning of the 18th. JTBC Sageon Banjang
In the CCTV footage reported by A, a man and woman wearing sleep pants enter the unmanned store. While the woman keeps watch, the man takes a hammer out of his bag and repeatedly strikes the kiosk lock, a scene fully captured on video. The police have secured CCTV footage and fingerprints and are pursuing them on charges of special theft. A said, "I learned of the damage after another customer contacted me saying, 'I put cash in, but the change didn't come out,'" adding, "It is outrageous and upsetting that a man and woman, not young, deliberately pried open the kiosk and stole cash." He expressed frustration, saying, "Including repair costs, I suffered a loss of 1.5 million won."
Earlier, on the 18th, the YouTube channel 'Republic of Korea National Police Agency' also covered a gang that extorted cash by smashing the checkout counter with a hammer at an unmanned store. The video posted on the channel shows a man forcibly breaking the checkout counter and stealing cash at an unmanned convenience store around 3 a.m. Upon entering the convenience store, the man turned the security camera installed in front of the checkout counter and tidied up the area around the counter.
He then attempted to forcibly open the checkout counter. Using tools prepared in advance, he tried several times, but the counter did not open easily. The man left the store briefly and returned with a hammer. Holding the hammer, he struck the checkout counter and broke the lock within 7 minutes. He then took the cash inside the counter and fled the crime scene.
On the 18th, the YouTube channel 'Korea National Police Agency' also covered a group that robbed cash by smashing the checkout counter with a hammer at an unmanned store. YouTube channel 'Police Agency'
The gang, including this man, is believed to have targeted only unmanned stores in the Cheongju area of Chungbuk and Sejong City. It was confirmed that they stole a total of 1.9 million won over 11 incidents. However, during the crimes, they damaged 12 unmanned cash registers, causing property damage worth about 10 million won. The police identified the suspects' appearances through analysis of nearby security cameras and arrested all four suspects within three days through additional evidence collection.
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