By Yoo Dong-ho
Staff Reporter
Cash dispenser robberies are increasing in number as police plan to step up efforts to prevent crimes with Lunar New Year’s holidays around the corner.
Two cartridges presumed to hold about 10 million won ($8,300) each were stolen from a cash dispenser at National Agricultural Cooperatives Federation in Hwasong, Kyonggi Province, police said yesterday.
A newspaper deliverer, only identified by his family name Lee, made a report to the authorities after witnessing three men in their 30s taking away cartridges from an automated teller machine (ATM) at around 5:10 a.m.
``I instantly got a feeling that something fishy was going on at the sight of the three in front of the round-the-clock ATM booth. One of them had black headgear on and another was wearing a mask,’’ the witness said. ``The suspects jumped inside a black luxurious Grandeur and soon vanished from sight.’’
The machine is one of three installed inside the booth. The iron plate of the robbed ATM was broken, according to the police. About 10 million won is normally kept in a cartridge of an ATM.
Forcible entry by the suspects was detected twice by an alarm system set up by a private security company between 5:01 a.m. and 5:10 a.m. However, security guards reportedly didn’t show up at the scene until the police appeared at around 5:17 a.m.
The police have reinforced security staff to hunt down the suspects and keep track of the whereabouts of the black car they were driving.
A 27-year-old man, identified as Park, was also arrested on charges of stealing 15.4 million won ($12,500) last Sunday from an ATM in Pundang, Kyonggi Province. The man allegedly stole the key to ATMs from a co-worker, who was in charge of the machines in some areas, at Korea Finance Security, according to local police.
yoodh@koreatimes.co.kr
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