Five suspects aged 19 to 31 were arrested for stealing rings and luxury watches from stores in Tokyo.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating in detail, considering that there is a suspicion that it is related to a series of robberies in various places due to the modus operandi.
The suspects were Yukazu Kiguchi, 22, whose occupation is unknown, from Ibaraki Prefecture, General Watanabe, 31, a company employee from Chiba Prefecture, and three suspects, a 19-year-old man with an unknown address. , a total of five people.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department,
▽ In December last year, in addition to suspicion of breaking into a precious metal store in Shibuya Ward and stealing about 40 items such as rings and necklaces, more than 4.8 million yen,
▽ In November last year, a watch at a watch shop in Minato Ward. There is a suspicion that he stole 4 items, totaling more than 2.1 million yen.
Three of the five were arrested last month in another robbery involving a break-in at a jewelry store in Shibuya.
In addition, Kiguchi and Watanabe said to the investigation that they had trouble with money and found a driver's dark part-time job on an Internet bulletin board and applied for it, and then received instructions on Telegram. .
The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that there is a suspicion that it is related to a series of robberies in various places because the methods are common, such as breaking windows with tools to break in and smashing showcases to take products. I am looking into it in detail.