Martial Arts Instructor Stole, Pawned Customer’s iPad, Police Say

The man was previously charged with stealing $42,000 from the Wilmette martial arts studio.

Wilmette police say that the manager of a Wilmette martial arts academy who was recently charged with stealing over $42,000 from the business also stole a customer’s iPad and sold it at a pawn shop the following day, according to a report. According to the police report, a Wilmette woman told police on Nov. 7 that someone had stolen her $600 iPad2 while she was watching her daughter’s class at Baek’s Tiger Martial Arts studio in Wilmette, 1417 Lake Ave, between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 29. The woman told police that she had called the studio once on Oct. 29 and again on Oct. 30, and said that on both occasions she had spoken to Ethan Hong, the then manager, and asked him if he had found her missing iPad. “Mr. Hong told her he did not …

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