In response to a series of robberies, police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department visited houses where elderly people live and called on them to call 110 without hesitation if they saw a suspicious person.
On the 2nd, in Minato-ku, Tokyo, police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department visited houses where elderly people live.
The police officers handed out a check sheet with items such as "Do you keep the door locked even when you go out for a short time, such as taking out the garbage?"
In addition, they advised people to use automatic recorders for telephones that local governments rent out free of charge, and to call 110 without hesitation if they see a suspicious person.
A woman in her 80s who received a visit said, ``I want to be careful tomorrow because news of crimes flows almost every day.''
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a robbery-murder case occurred in Komae City, Tokyo, and in the week from January 19, the number of "life safety consultations" regarding suspicious persons and suspicious calls increased by more than 20% than usual. about it.
Hidetomo Kumamoto, deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Atago Police Station, said, "We will send out the latest information on crime prevention in various ways, so I would like you to take it as our own and take measures."