( Yonhap ) A convenience store thief has been apprehended by fingerprints left behind on a container of ramen noodles . The suspect was booked without detention Monday for allegedly threatening an employee and stealing 700 , 000 won ( $ 650 ) in cash . The alleged thief reportedly frightened the employee and took the cash after eating the ramen in the store , a representative from Busan Jin Police Station said . Police were then able to track him down from the fingerprints on the food container . By Ahn Sang - yool ( koolsangon @ heraldcorp . com ) [ 코리아 헤럴드 ] [ K - POP HERALD ] [ 페이스북 ] <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >