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A robber with a weapon appeared at an Nonghyup branch in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province.
The moment he tried to escape on a motorcycle after taking tens of millions of won, branch employees chased and caught the robber.
This is TJB Kim Chul-jin, reporter.
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At an Nonghyup branch in Gongju, a man in his 40s wearing a black hat and mask heads into the window.
He approaches the store manager, and he suddenly takes out his weapon, drives the employees into a corner, and puts 37 million won in cash in a prepared bag.
The moment the man tried to escape on a motorcycle, a bank clerk chasing him overturned the motorcycle with his hand and stopped him from escaping.
When Mr. A stops the motorcycle and tries to run away again, the bank employee chases after him at full speed and grabs the motorcycle.
[Eyewitness: The employee pushed me so I couldn't keep my balance, and the motorcycle just came out of here, so the motorcycle just shook.]
While the confrontation continued for a while, other employees joined in and even hit the fleeing culprit with a parking sign and stopped it. .
The perplexed criminal ran away, leaving the money bag and motorcycle behind, but was eventually caught by the police who were dispatched after receiving a report from a nearby roadside.
No one was injured in the arrest process in just 10 minutes of the crime.
[Ji Tae-hoon/Gongju Nonghyup Middle East Branch Manager: (members) saved a dime or two by collecting hard money and deposited it, but you can't lose it.
So I just thought I'd have to catch it somehow...
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As a result of the police investigation, it was reported that 42-year-old A had recently lost nearly 200 million of his entire fortune through Internet gambling and prepared for the crime.
The police applied for an arrest warrant against Mr. A, saying that the motorcycle used in the crime was also stolen.
(Video coverage: Choi Woon-ki TJB)