Man Arrested for Series of Convenience Store Robberies in Pyeongtaek

Robber finds no cash at store, goes on to rob another store

A man was arrested Friday for series of robberies at convenience stores in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, according to the officials at the Pyeongtaek Police Station. The suspect is accused of forcing a woman out of the store at knifepoint around 2:40 a.m. and stealing 200,000 won ($136) from the cash register. This was his second crime of the day, as he had threatened a clerk at another convenience store nearby just 10 minutes later, but came out empty handed because the store did not have any

By The Korea Herald