Police arrested four suspects aged between 18 and 27 on the 3rd in an attempted robbery-murder case that attacked a luxury watch store in Hiroshima City, which is believed to have involved a group of criminals involved in a series of wide-area robberies. bottom.
Some of the watches stolen in the incident were found at a purchaser outside the prefecture, and the police are investigating that the suspects sold them to cash in.
In December last year, multiple men broke into a high-end watch store that doubled as a residence in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City, took 2.5 million yen in cash and 90 items including wristwatches and necklaces before fleeing. A man was hit on the head and became unconscious, and the man's parents were also injured by being hit.
The police identified eight suspects who were involved in this incident, and on the 3rd, Sho Kurihara (27), Shingo Kato (24), who live in Saitama Prefecture and other places with unknown occupations. Yu Usami, 21, and an 18-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and murder.
According to the police, the watches stolen from the store were worth about 21 million yen, and after the incident, some of the watches and necklaces were found at multiple purchasers outside the prefecture.
The police are investigating whether the suspects sold it for cash and are investigating the connection with the wide-area robbery.
Police have not released the identity of the four arrested.