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SweetLou
Joined: 26 Sep 2003
Location: mt. bu
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 Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject: recent rash of home burglaries in itaewon |
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anyone else heard about this? i've had two friends get their houses robbed in the past week. in both cases, no electronics or anything were taken -- only large amounts of cash, passports, etc.
are these just isolated incidents (seems improbable), or is there something bigger going on?
make sure to lock/double-lock your doors, and check who's watching you when you enter your building. it's easy to target foreigners in a place where legal recourse isn't so accessible. |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Which part of Itaewon? There were some cat burglaries around Haebangchon last year. |
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| 3 years ago, there were a bunch of robberies in Itaewon 2-dong. They claimed they were committed by foreigners, of course. |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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There was a long-haired army brat that I reckon was casing my neighbourhood last year. He had no reason to be wandering into my compound. When I challenged him he made a lame excuse about looking for friends then headed off in a totally random direction.
Keep an eye out for people who don't belong, and don't be afraid to ask them what they're doing if you see someone suspicious.
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it's easy to target foreigners in a place where legal recourse isn't so accessible.
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That's a nice way to say that the police are useless  |
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Grimalkin
Joined: 22 May 2005
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Col.Brandon wrote: |
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it's easy to target foreigners in a place where legal recourse isn't so accessible.
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That's a nice way to say that the police are useless |
I was burgled and had to waste over an hour at the police station where they kept asking me who I suspected (WTF?).
Then they fingerprinted me altho' they never dusted my apartment for fingerprints.  |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Why wouldn't these people keep their cash in the bank? The passports I can understand though... |
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JeJuJitsu
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Location: McDonald's
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:03 am Post subject: |
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I think it was this guy.
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SweetLou
Joined: 26 Sep 2003
Location: mt. bu
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| gsxr750r wrote: |
| 3 years ago, there were a bunch of robberies in Itaewon 2-dong. They claimed they were committed by foreigners, of course. |
same place. if you live out this way, keep an eye on things... |
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