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I told you that theft crimes targeting unmanned stores were continuing, but there was also a case where a man who stole something came back to the store and said he was angry because the owner reported it and made a riot.



This is an exclusive report by reporter Yoon Su-jin of G1 Broadcasting.



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I thought I was a customer, but suddenly I frantically rummaging through the items on the shelf.



There was no owner as it was an unmanned store, but the customers next to me were startled and restless.



It turns out that this man has already been reported to have stolen from this store three times.



[Unmanned store owner: 'Why are you like this?', 'This is because the boss here reports that he was theft, and it makes me feel bad'... .]



Without an owner, without stealing, without knowing the riot, he came back the next day and secretly apologized and disappeared with a note saying 'I'm sorry'.



Even if CCTVs are installed in all directions to prevent thieves in a small store, only 5 thefts were detected at this store within four months of opening the store.



They eat things they didn't even count on on the spot, or they just go out after taking things casually as if they were at home.



It is of no use to warn thieves by putting them on their feet.



[Unmanned store users: I think that's how people feel. 'Cause I'm uninhabited Even if you have CCTV, how do you know who it is if everything is covered.]



As it became difficult to live and eat due to COVID-19, I opened an unmanned store that does not cost labor, but I am only thinking of closing it in less than half a year.



[Unmanned store owner: I never imagined that something like this would happen.

Actually, I'm thinking about going out of business, and I'm under a lot of stress...

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The number of domestic unmanned store theft arrests by the police increased nearly fivefold from 367 the previous year to 1,604 as of September last year.



(Video coverage: Lee Kwang-soo G1 broadcast)