



By Dong Sun-hwa







Two teenagers, both 15, were caught on suspicions of convenience store robbery the day after being caught and released for similar crimes, according to Busan Seobu Police Station, Monday.







The pair had stolen goods and money from two convenience stores at about 2 a.m. on Nov. 6. Police caught them with the help of CCTV.







Police arrested one while indicting the other, an accomplice, without physical detention.







Only a day earlier, the two had robbed stores and been caught.







The pair entered a convenience store in Seodaesin-dong, Seo-gu, Busan, at about 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 5, after smashing the entrance door using a rock. They allegedly emptied cash registers and took cigarettes from four stores.







The teens were discharged on the same day because of their age.







"As far as I know, they were released because they were young ― to guide them back into the right direction," said a police source. "Even if an arrest warrant is requested against young ones, it is usually dismissed."







The teens have stolen more than 2 million won ($1,760), according to police.

