"Smiling While Stealing 2 Million Won Worth"…Foreign Thief Couple Appears at Clothing Store

Method of Pretending to Try on Clothes and Fleeing at Clothing Store
Victimized Business Releases CCTV... "Please Provide Tips"

A foreign man and woman stole clothes worth 2 million won from a vintage clothing store in Seoul and fled.

Company A, which operates vintage clothing stores in Seongsu-dong and Sinsa-dong, Seoul, released CCTV footage of the thief on Instagram on the 19th.

The company stated, "We are looking for the thief who stole products worth 2 million won. The male thief and his accomplices," adding, "If you don't want to be caught, board a plane quickly."

According to the company, the crime was first committed on the 16th at the Seongsu-dong store. The foreign man changed into an expensive luxury brand sweatshirt in the fitting room and left wearing it. He even showed meticulousness by paying cash for other inexpensive clothes to avoid suspicion.

A foreign man and woman stole 2 million won worth of clothes from a vintage clothing store in Seoul.
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The foreign man who committed the crime was wearing dark-colored top and bottom clothing and glasses at the time, and his accomplice was a blonde foreign woman. They appeared calm, even smiling throughout the crime.

Then, on the 18th, they visited the store in Sinsa-dong and hid a total of three expensive luxury hoodies under a shopping bag while still on the hangers and fled.

At that time, an employee asked the man, "Didn't you try on the hoodie?" but he showed his shopping bag and denied it, saying, "I only tried on shirts." When the employee asked him to wait for a moment, the man disappeared.

On the 20th, Company A posted again, explaining, "This is not the first time a theft has occurred in our store. We have caught most of the culprits with the help of the police in the past, but this incident happened twice and the methods were different."

Currently, Company A has reported the case to the police and urged, "There is a high possibility that the culprits will continue committing crimes in Seoul, so please report if you see them."

If a foreigner commits theft of another person's property, the punishments are as follows: ▲Negligent theft, 4 to 8 months ▲General theft, 6 to 18 months ▲Theft involving a person, 24 months ▲Burglary theft, 12 to 30 months. Punishments are increased for habitual theft.