SAITAMA (TR) – Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a 58-year-old supply driver on suspicion of stealing a extremely costly moveable pace enforcement digital camera from a roadside in Kazo City, experiences NHK (July 28).
Koji Kuramoto, an area resident, was taken into custody on Thursday on suspicion of theft. Upon his arrest, he denied the allegations.
The brazen theft passed off on the night time of June 18. Two Saitama Prefectural Police officers had arrange the moveable pace digital camera on the aspect of a highway to catch violators. However, the officers have been ready inside a parked automotive roughly 100 meters away and utterly failed to note the gadget being taken.
Investigators ultimately tracked down Kuramoto after analyzing safety digital camera footage from the encompassing space. The footage allegedly confirmed the suspect’s automobile passing the pace entice earlier than turning round and heading again to the spot the place the digital camera was deployed.
The stolen gadget, bought by Saitama police 5 years in the past, is valued at roughly 9 million yen. It has but to be recovered.
Following the embarrassing lapse in safety, the Saitama Prefectural Police Traffic Guidance Division issued an apology.
“We are deeply sorry for the trouble this has caused,” a consultant said. “We will thoroughly enforce guidance and training moving forward.”