On the afternoon of the 21st, a group of four men broke into a business office in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, sprayed a woman in the room with liquid, took about 9 million yen in cash and escaped.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the whereabouts of the group of four as a robbery case.
Around 2:30 pm on the 21st, a group of four men broke into a business office handling electrical appliances and daily necessities in Kumano-cho, Itabashi-ku, and sprayed a female employee in her 20s with a liquid like a spray.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the men took about 9 million yen in cash from the room and fled in a car.
The woman was transported to a hospital and is being treated but is conscious.
In addition to balaclavas, the men wore bluish helmets and hooded jackets, so the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the whereabouts of the foursome as a robbery case.
The site is a residential area about 800 meters southwest of Shimoitabashi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, so far there is no common point in the methods, etc., in connection with a series of wide-area robberies that have occurred in Tokyo since last year.