A man who entered a jewelry store pretending to be a customer and stole jewelry worth tens of millions of won was apprehended by police three days after the crime.
The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 12th that they had urgently arrested and are investigating a man in his 40s, identified as Mr. A, on suspicion of theft.
According to the police, at around 5:50 p.m. on the 9th, Mr. A allegedly stole two pure gold necklaces, one gold bracelet, and other jewelry worth approximately 30 million won from a jewelry store in Jungang-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon.
At the time, Mr. A entered the store wearing a mask, hat, and gloves, and asked the staff to show him some jewelry as if he intended to make a purchase. When the employee became distracted, he committed the theft.
Immediately after the crime, he fled the scene on a motorcycle he had arrived on, which was also found to have been stolen.
The police analyzed footage from closed-circuit (CC) TV cameras in and around the store, conducted checkpoints, searches, and field investigations, and apprehended Mr. A at around 3:10 p.m. on the 12th on a roadside in Nambu-dong, Yangsan.
The police are currently investigating Mr. A regarding the specific motive for the crime, his escape route, any previous convictions for similar offenses, and whether the stolen jewelry has been disposed of. They also plan to request an arrest warrant for Mr. A.
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