CHIBA (TR) – Chiba Prefectural Police have arrested a fellow member of the drive over the alleged theft of a girl’s underwear earlier this yr, against the law that surfaced throughout a separate investigation.
At round 11:40 p.m. on February 19, Kodai Ishikawa, 23, allegedly stole the underpants of a teenage woman hanging out to dry on her house balcony, reviews Chiba Nippo (Aug. 8).
The suspect has admitted to the costs, saying, “It is true and certain that I committed the theft. I am truly sorry to the victim. I have also caused trouble for the organization.”
Ishikawa joined the drive in 2020. At the time of the incident, the suspect, who was off responsibility, was a member of the Community Affairs Division.
Ishikawa was not acquainted with the woman. The incident got here to mild in the course of the investigation right into a tosatsu voyeurism case that befell on the finish of June.
“It is regrettable that one of our officers committed this crime, and we would like to apologize to the victim and all those involved,” stated Takahara Kiyohisa, the chief of the Kashiwa Police Station. “We will thoroughly instruct and educate our officers to prevent this from happening again.”