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Chiba Pawn shop robbery injury case 2 arrests 1 person arrangement "black part-time" statement also

9/21/2023, 10:04:42 AM

Highlights: Two men were arrested for robbing a 7-year-old boy of watches and other items. The two men admitted to the crime and said they did it to get a large reward. One of the men is wanted on suspicion of robbery and injury. The other man is wanted for questioning in connection with the robbery. The case is under investigation by the Chiba Prefecture Police Department and the suspect's name has not yet been released. The victim is believed to be a young boy from Narashino City.

[NHK] On September 9, in the robbery injury case such as robbing a watch from a pawn shop in Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, the police arrested two suspects in their 7s and one other suspect ...


On September 9, police arrested two suspects in their 7s and placed another suspect on a nationwide wanted list in a robbery case in which a watch was stolen from a pawn shop in Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture. The two arrested people testified that they were involved through so-called "black bites."

Those arrested were Ryuta Takahata (22), a self-proclaimed unemployed man from Toride City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Hayashi Sano (21).

According to the police, on September 9, they broke into a pawn shop in Higashi Narashino, Narashino City, injured a 7-year-old clerk by pointing a knife-like object, broke a glass case, and robbed him of watches, rings, and other items worth 50 million yen.

It seems that the two men were in the role of arranging and driving a rental car, and both admitted to the investigation and stated that they "participated in the 'black part-time job'" and "participated in order to get a large reward", so the police are investigating the details of the situation.

In addition, based on security camera footage, Shogo Sugiyama (4000), whose residence is unknown, was wanted nationwide on suspicion of robbery and injury for suspect Shogo Sugiyama (2), who is believed to be the perpetrator.

The photo has been published to solicit information, and the contact number is Narashino Police Station and the telephone number is 28-047-474.