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Burglar caught again 2 days after release from jail

By Korea Herald

Published : March 25, 2013 - 18:19

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A man was taken into custody for attempted vehicle burglary just two days after he was released from prison.

“I was too hungry and did not have anywhere else to go,” the suspect was reported to have said.

According to the Ulsan Nambu Police Station, the 27-year-old had lost both of his parents at an early age and had also recently lost his grandmother, with whom he had been living.

The police said he had 10,000 won when he was released. With the money, he bought cigarettes and a piece of bread after spending a night at a sauna. He had just 400 won when he was arrested a second time.
 
The man attempted to steal jewelry from an empty car near a residential area in Mugeo-dong, in southern Ulsan. He was caught by the car owner from the villa’s veranda and taken to a nearby homeless center after the investigation.

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(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

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