Equivalent to 40,000 yen including Shine Muscat Arrest of a 68-year-old man on September 9, 19:05
A 68-year-old man in Niigata Prefecture was arrested for stealing 40,000 yen worth of high-grade grapes such as "Shine Muscat" from a vineyard in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture.
Shine Muscat is being stolen every year at the time of shipment, and police are calling for caution.
The arrest was suspected as Itaehana Hoei (68) in Minami Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, according to police, from 6 to 8 this month, in a vineyard in Suzaka City, 22 "Shine Muscat" cells and "Kyoho" There is a suspicion of stealing a total of 9 cells in 31 cells, which is equivalent to a market value of approximately 42,000 yen.
In Nagano prefecture, grapes such as Shine Muscat are being stolen every year at the time of shipment.
While the police were patroling around the vineyards in the city on the night of the 8th, when he asked the Itahana suspect who was in the car a job question, he found that the grape was stolen from inside the car.
It means that he is accused of the investigation.
In addition, in Nakano City, two Vietnamese technical intern trainees stole Shine Muscat from a field in the city on the 6th of this month, biting the arm of the field manager and injuring him. He was arrested on the 8th for suspicion of.
According to the police, the two said to the investigation that they had stolen while intending to eat.
Police are strengthening patrols and calling for immediate notification of unfamiliar vehicles or people near the fields.
Vineyards to strengthen measures
To prevent the damage caused by the theft of grapes, some vineyards in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture are strengthening their measures.
At the sekiya farm's vineyards that grow more than 10 types of grapes, we installed sensor lights for crime prevention in response to the successive damages of grapes being stolen in the prefecture.
This light is installed near the entrance to the plantation and lights up when people enter at night.
Yusuke Sekiya of "Sekiya Farm" who installed the light said, "I installed it because I heard that an acquaintance was victim of the theft of grapes. I am looking forward to the harvest of the grapes for both the customers and us, so it is sad to be stolen. I was talking."