With the opening of the Tokyo Olympics about a month away, the Metropolitan Police Department said that the number of people in the downtown area is expected to increase, and on the night of the 18th, it patrols at about 20 major downtown areas in Tokyo, which is malicious. We called attention to bargaining.
Of these, about 80 people, including Deputy General Manager Sadami Ogata and other executives of the Metropolitan Police Department and Toshima Ward staff, gathered in the downtown area at the west exit of JR Ikebukuro Station, and while walking along the streets lined with restaurants, malicious bargaining was carried out. I looked around to see if it was done.
Recently, police officers and others have handed out leaflets calling attention to the fact that credit cards are being used without permission at a store that was taken to a bargainer and they are being charged a large amount of money. Was there.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will shift to priority measures such as prevention of spread from June 21, after the current state of emergency is lifted.
In addition to this situation, the Metropolitan Police Department has decided to continue to be vigilant, saying that it is expected that the number of people in the downtown area will increase as the opening of the Tokyo Olympics approaches.
Koji Shigenari, Chief of the Life Safety and General Affairs Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, said, "I would like to take appropriate measures against criminal acts that take advantage of the increase in the number of people in downtown areas and prevent damage."