”Let's go eat Jajangmyeon”: Attempted kidnapping of elementary school children in South Korea

Police have launched an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of an elementary school student in Daegu, South Korea, on the 10th. According to investigators, an unidentified suspect was found on the street near a market in Seo-gu, Daegu, at around 1 p.m. on the same day.
The man approached the elementary school student and invited him to go eat Zhajiang noodles, but the attempt ended in failure. The police, who received a report about three hours after the incident, secured security cameras around the scene and captured the suspect.
The police are investigating the matter and are investigating to identify the suspect. Surveillance camera footage obtained by the police shows the man attempting to touch Ms. A's body.
A police official said, "We plan to identify and arrest the suspect and then ascertain the details of the incident."
This month, there have been a series of failed child abduction attempts in Seoul, Jeju, and other areas.
On Jeju Island, a man in his 30s, Mr. B, was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping of a minor.
He is suspected of approaching elementary school student C, who was passing by an elementary school in Seogwipo City, and asking him if he wanted to do a part-time job, and then trying to get him into his car.
When Mr. C refused, Mr. B fled. Afterwards, Mr. C, who remembered the car's license plate number,
The police visited a nearby police station and reported the incident. It was confirmed that Mr. B had attempted to commit the crime while driving a company vehicle registered to the corporation, and it was also discovered that he had a criminal record for indecent acts. The police arrested Mr. B.
On the 28th of last month, three men in their 20s were arrested by police for attempting to kidnap elementary school students by driving near an elementary school and a public parking lot in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
According to crime statistics from the National Police Agency, there were a total of 316 cases of kidnapping and enticing crimes last year. This is a 26.4% increase compared to five years ago in 2019 (250 cases).
As of the second quarter, a total of 153 cases of kidnapping and enticing have occurred.