TOKYO, Apr 10 (News On Japan) –
A 49-year-old former plumber was arrested on suspicion of theft after allegedly stealing steel plumbing valves from a public park restroom in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, on April eighth.
The suspect, recognized as Kyuichi Oba, is accused of stealing 4 steel flush valves, with a complete worth of roughly 100,000 yen.
According to police, officers on patrol observed Oba exiting a girls’s restroom with a backpack that appeared unusually swollen. When questioned, he reportedly admitted, “I stole the valves from the toilet.”
Similar thefts have been occurring throughout Tokyo, the place authorities say 22 flush valves have been stolen from 10 parks since March.
During questioning, Oba acknowledged that he had repeated related acts round 70 to 80 occasions, prompting the Metropolitan Police Department to research attainable hyperlinks to the broader sequence of incidents.
Source: FNN