TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male Russian nationwide for allegedly trying to pickpocket a commuter on the Yamanote Line final week, studies Fuji News Network (June 16).
On the night of June 13, Shemshukevich Vitaly, 46, allegedly reached contained in the bag of a person inside a crowded carriage close to Shinjuku Station throughout rush-hour.
Two railway law enforcement officials then grabbed him from behind.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of tried theft, Vitaly denied the fees. “I haven’t done anything wrong. The zipper on my bag is closed, so there’s no way it could have been opened,” he informed the Shinjuku Police Station.
Before the incident, Vitaly stood in entrance of the male commuter carrying the bag. He draped his garments over his arm so his arms weren’t seen. He then put his different hand within the pocket of the commuter’s bag.
Pickpocketing professional
Police have been cautious of Vitaly for a while. He has entered and left the nation about 20 occasions up to now two years.
According to police, pickpocketing has been a daily follow for him throughout these occasions. Fourteen circumstances have been reported.
One of them happened on June 6, when Vitaly dedicated the crime proper in entrance of Tokyo Metropolitan Police officers on alert.
Police stated that there had been 127 circumstances of pickpocketing this yr as of the tip of May. This is already 1.6 occasions the quantity over the identical interval in 2024.