An office worker in his 40s was caught for stealing over 200 pieces of women's underwear.

According to the Yesan Police Station in South Chungcheong Province, the suspect identified only as a 48-year-old Yang, snuck into a house on Nov. 14 and took some 11 pieces of women's undergarments, worth around 500,000 won.

After being detained, the police discovered that besides his latest theft he had stolen an additional 274 pieces of female underwear, worth some 3.5 million won on 30 occasions.

When the police searched his house, they found a large quantity of underwear and shoes.
``Yang is married and stated that he stole female underwear to fulfill his personal desire,'' a police officer said.

The police suspect that Yang committed more thefts, saying that he was often seen roaming near universities where students live alone.

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여자속옷 춤친 40대 검거

40대의 직장인이 200장 이상의 여성속옷을 훔친 혐의로 검거됐다.

충청남도 예산경찰서에 따르면 양모씨 (48)로 확인된 이 용의자는 지난 14일 남의 집에 침입해 약 50만원에 달하는 11점의 여성속옷을 훔친 혐의다.

경찰은 조사 결과 양씨가 이번 절도 이외에도 30차례에 걸쳐 약 350만원에 달하는 여성속옷 274점을 훔친 것으로 나타났다고 밝혔다.

경찰은 양씨의 집에서 다량의 속옷 및 신발을 찾아냈다.

경찰은 양씨가 학생들이 혼자 사는 대학가 근처를 자주 배회했다며 여죄가 있을 것으로 의심하고 있다.