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man in his 40s was arrested after entering someone else's house by pretending to be a delivery driver, wielding a weapon and stealing money. It was the neighbors who caught this man.
This is reporter Ha Jeong-yeon.
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A man running down an alley with a box in one hand threatens the people following him with a weapon.
He repeatedly fights back and forth, and even wields a weapon at the person who blocks him.
Yesterday (20th) around 5:50 pm, a report was received that a couple in their 60s were stabbed by a knife at a house in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.
A man in his 40s, who tricked him as a delivery driver to open the door, demanded money and wielded a weapon.
Mr. A stole 200,000 won in cash and ran away, but people around him chased after him.
[Mom Choi/Citizen: My daughter rushed out and heard that a robber with a knife said that her father and mother were injured, so the people around with weapons for self-defense came together... .]
Confused, Mr. A stole a car that had the ignition and tried to run away, but was stopped by a citizen's base
. I heard that I had a weapon, so I was afraid, so I took it with me... .]
Another citizen pulled Mr. A from the driver's seat.
As the citizens surrounded, the man tried to enter the store in a hurry.
When the owner, who was in the store, blocked the door, he was overpowered by the citizens on the spot.
The police applied for an arrest warrant for A on charges of robbery, theft, and special injury.
Mr. A said that it was because of the hardship of living.
The police are reviewing ways to reward citizens for catching A.
(Video coverage: Yoo Dong-hyuk, video editing: Lee Seung-jin)