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South Korea Police Arrest Phone Snatchers Targeting Drunk Subway Commuters

South Korean police arrested a phone snatcher and accomplices who stole devices from intoxicated subway passengers.

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The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Subway Police Division arrested a 60-year-old male suspect and three accomplices for stealing mobile phones from intoxicated passengers on subway trains. [1] Seoul Police's Subway Police Unit announced on August 4 that they arrested three individuals involved in stealing mobile phones from drunk subway passengers, detaining two of them and sending them to prison. [2] Police arrested the suspects on May 4 after a four-month investigation involving the analysis of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage. [3] The 60-year-old suspect is accused of repeatedly stealing phones from drunk passengers across subway stations and bus transfer centers in Seoul. [4] The suspects were caught in the act at a pawn shop transaction site in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, where police seized nine mobile phones. [5] Police received intelligence that subway thieves were selling stolen phones to fences for export, leading to a four-month investigation using CCTV tracking and undercover operations. [6]
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  1. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Subway Police Division arrested a 60-year-old male suspect and three accomplices for stealing mobile phones from intoxicated passengers on subway trains. · 매일경제South Korea
  2. Seoul Police's Subway Police Unit announced on August 4 that they arrested three individuals involved in stealing mobile phones from drunk subway passengers, detaining two of them and sending them to prison. · 동아일보
  3. Police arrested the suspects on May 4 after a four-month investigation involving the analysis of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage. · 매일경제South Korea
  4. The 60-year-old suspect is accused of repeatedly stealing phones from drunk passengers across subway stations and bus transfer centers in Seoul. · 매일경제South Korea
  5. The suspects were caught in the act at a pawn shop transaction site in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, where police seized nine mobile phones. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. Police received intelligence that subway thieves were selling stolen phones to fences for export, leading to a four-month investigation using CCTV tracking and undercover operations. · 동아일보
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