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Police said Monday that eight restaurants were robbed in Saitama Prefecture on Saturday night and early Sunday morning in what police believe to be a series of connected incidents.
Police say that each of the eight restaurants that were robbed were located within a 5-km radius in Kawagoe, Fuji TV reported. The stores, which included sushi and yakiniku restaurants, each had their doors forced open by a crowbar-like tool after closing.
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Nessie
I've heard of hashigo drinking, but hashigo thieving...?
duke
telica: Is it just me or is there a lot of crime in Saitama?
--- Saitama is one of the smallest prefectures with one of the largest populations. It's kind of like inner city Japan... Saitama to Tokyo is kind of like New Jersey to New York.
Sherman
Harry_Gatto, I agree. The misuse of the word awesome drives me crazy especially in situations like this blatant serial burglary. Unawesome!
Harry_Gatto
This software is diabolical, the first sentence is the quote and the second sentence is my question.
Harry_Gatto
nath
Maybe they wanted to steal food for a big barbeque.
Utrack
The restaurants were closed and yet they were robbed? I am assuming the cash registers were empty since the restaurants were closed. You count your register to know how much Yen was made that evening right, So what was stolen? Food, Liquor What??
tensaisg@yahoo.com
but 8 restaurants in one night by the same gang is awesome.
Byron Black
Love to see that famed "Just in Time" Nipponese efficiency in action.
On the other hand, WTF? Breaking into an eatery? Small potatoes! (It's a pun, son)
As my Dad once told me, "Son, why rob a grocery store when there's a bank across the street?"
nandakandamanda
Kawagoe? What is wrong with Kawagoe? It's where you cross the river, right?
Ekkusaito
I hope this didn't happen in Kawagoe.
JapanVisitor
It was Kawagoe
Editor: The story says that.
telica
Is it just me or is there a lot of crime in Saitama? It seems to be mentioned very often when I read the crime articles here.
REMzzz
What? No sword?
Elbuda Mexicano
By the way Saitama is a big prefecture !! It would be nice to have information like was it in Tokorozawa?? Or maybe Kumagaya?? Omiya?? All very far apart but all we get from this English translation that it happened in Saitama.
Moderator: It says Kawagoe in the second paragraph.
Elbuda Mexicano
Sushi and yakiniku restaurants?? Well at least we can guess this criminal is not a vegetarian????