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4.11.2016

Serial thief targeting Korean businesses in San Diego

Suspect orders dishes at restaurants that take a while to make and then uses that time to steal.



Beware the suspicious man who orders kalbi. In the San Diego area, police are searching for a serial thief who has been caught on surveillance video primarily targeting local businesses in the Korean community.

An unknown suspect appears to be targeting Korean eateries on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa. In each case, he order dishes at restaurants that take a while to make and then uses that time to steal from the business.

Thievin' is bad enough, but the dude is wasting perfectly good barbecued meat!


According to retired San Diego Police Department officer Jack Lee, the suspect regularly targets Korean restaurants, using the same strategy each time: he orders kalbi, knowing the dish takes some extra time to prepare. Then, while the owner is preparing the food, he strikes.

In one incident last month, surveillance video at Josun Korean BBQ captured the suspect stealing a phone from the hostess stand, as well as a wallet from a woman's purse, before walking out of the restaurant.

The suspect is connected to at least half a dozen similar crimes committed over the last few months.

More here: Caught on Camera: Thief Targets Korean Restaurants


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