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A passer-by in his 30s who reported to the police as if trying to help a drunken drunkard and actually stole the drunken's wallet was caught on CCTV.
Yesterday (17th), the official Facebook page of the National Police Agency 'Seoul Police' released a CCTV video that was recently taken at the bus stop at the Express Bus Terminal in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
The released CCTV video showed a drunken man who fell at the bus stop late at night and Mr. A, a passerby in his 30s.
Mr. A found a person lying at the bus stop late that night and reported to the police, saying, "There is a drunk passenger at the stop."
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Mr. A, who seemed to be doing good to an unknown drunkard, started acting suspiciously afterwards.
He looked at the drunken man, looked around, and took his wallet out of the drunkard's pocket.
Mr. A hurriedly left the bus stop to check the stolen wallet, and after realizing that there was no cash in his wallet, he went back to the drunkard and put the wallet back in its original place.
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This situation was relayed to the CCTV control center, and the control center officials who witnessed this immediately reported it to the police.
The police who arrived at the scene questioned Mr. A, but Mr. A denied the crime, saying he was the reporter.
The police showed the video received from the CCTV control center, and Mr. A confessed to the crime only then and was charged with theft.
As a result of the police investigation, it was revealed that, in addition to the crime, Mr. A was the subject of notification of nomination for violation of the Road Traffic Act for driving without a license.
A police official explained, "As a result, even if there is no stolen property, theft is recognized the moment you move someone else's property from the spot with the intention of stealing."
(Photo='Seoul Police' Facebook)