TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested the chief of theft ring who’s suspected of stealing wallets from intoxicated individuals aboard trains and in different places within the capital, stories Nippon News Network (Mar. 6).
On December 15, 2025, Yuta Imura, 27, is suspected of stealing a pockets containing money and different gadgets from a drunk girl, 62, who was sleeping on a Chuo Line practice touring between JR Nakano and Tokyo stations.
He then used the girl’s money card to withdraw roughly 1.86 million yen in money from an ATM.
During questioning on suspicion of theft, Imura declined to remark, police stated.
Police additionally arrested Hayato Sunakosaka on suspicion of fraud for buying heated tobacco merchandise utilizing the girl’s bank card.
Imura is believed to be the chief of the theft group. He has already been arrested for utilizing an electrical bicycle to steal wallets and different gadgets from folks sleeping on the streets of Shibuya and Roppongi.
To keep away from turning into a sufferer of theft on the practice, Tokyo Metropolitan Police are urging folks to carry onto their baggage when the practice is crowded, maintain valuables near their physique and keep away from sleeping after ingesting alcohol. They additionally counsel not leaving baggage on the baggage racks each time potential.