In May, a 5-year-old office worker was arrested for preparing a rental car used in a robbery at a luxury watch store in Ginza, Tokyo, according to interviews with investigators.
It seems that he was instructed by someone in response to the recruitment of so-called black part-time workers, and in response to the investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department, he denied the charges, saying, "I did not expect it to be used for robbery."
In May, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested four people aged 5 to 3 for robbing approximately 16 million yen worth of watches and other items in a robbery at a luxury watch store in Ginza, Tokyo.
In this case, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested the borrower of the car for renting and preparing a rental car that was used for the escape of four people, etc., according to interviews with investigators.
The suspect arrested is Tomohide Noguchi (19), an office worker from Yukikata City, Ibaraki Prefecture, who is suspected of assisting in the robbery and assisting in the case.
According to those involved in the investigation, it seems that the office worker was instructed by someone through a communication app in response to the recruitment of so-called black part-time jobs, and the day before the incident, he rented a car at a rental car shop in Arakawa Ward and left it with the key in a nearby coin parking lot.
In response to the investigation, he denied the charges, saying, "I rented a car, but I didn't expect it to be used for robbery."
The Metropolitan Police Department will also take a closer look at the supervisor.
In this case, a 4-year-old boy was sent to a juvenile detention center, and the family court and prosecution are considering disciplinary action for the other three.