A man who was seen walking the streets carrying a brick has been apprehended by police.
The incident took place on a street in Gwangju on May 8.
The man was seen walking with his hands behind his back, holding a brick in one of them.
It is reported that as a passerby walked past him, the man turned his head to glance at them and even smiled.
He was also seen appearing to follow another pedestrian.
A short while later, the man picked up a locked bicycle and moved into a deserted alleyway.
He used the brick he was carrying to break the lock and fled the scene on the bicycle.
Responding to reports from citizens about a man carrying a brick, police arrived at the scene and spotted the man fleeing on the bicycle. After a 100-meter pursuit, they apprehended him on charges of carrying a weapon in a public place and special larceny.
(Source: YouTube, Korean National Police Agency)
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