Two people living in Ibaraki Prefecture were arrested for stealing a van from a residence in Tochigi Prefecture. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the incident in detail, believing that it is involved in approximately 80 car thefts and car attacks that occurred in the Kanto region. In response to the investigation, both have denied the charges.
The suspects arrested were Takao Odakura (43), an unemployed man living in Ibaraki Prefecture, and Gen Kamei (24), whose occupation is unknown.
In January of this year, he is suspected of stealing a van parked at a residence in Tochigi Prefecture and a passenger car parked at an apartment in Ibaraki Prefecture.
It is believed that the two men took the car to a dismantling yard in Ibaraki Prefecture and sold it, and the Metropolitan Police Department identified the two through a security camera investigation.
In response to the investigation, both have denied the charges.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the two suspects as being involved in approximately 80 car thefts and car attacks that occurred in the Kanto region, and is seeking to clarify the circumstances as it suspects that the stolen cars were being exported overseas. We are.