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Police in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, have arrested a Japan Post employee on suspicion of stealing 70 million yen from the post office where he worked.
According to police, Katsuaki Ishiyama entered the premises at around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday and stole the money from the post office safe, Fuji TV reported. Police were alerted by a security company after a silent alarm inside the safe was activated.
Ishiyama was later identified by surveillance camera footage and arrested near his residence in Nagano City late on Saturday night.
Police said Ishiyama has admitted to the charge. He had worked at the post office as a teller since April and was apparently unaware of the silent alarm in the safe, police said.
© Japan Today
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SandyBeachHeaven
A teller since only April and new the safe combination? Man, this boy must have been a real charmer to get the boss to confide in him the safe number and to give him a pass into the post office back doors, office doors besides the safe.
kurisupisu
He should have had a boat standing by...
garypen
Even if he didn't know about the silent alarm, did it not occur to him that once they discovered the money was missing, they would be checking the security cameras? What a maroon.
Monozuki
Now he'll lose post if convicted. It was foolish of him to do such a thing. :‑(
Tom Young
You said it.
Dango bong
like there are no surveillance cameras or alarms in a company safe room? come on dude
Rob-3
If not mistaken, some (most?) post offices can also function as banks which a lot of foreigners use when they first come to Japan on work visa's. It's very difficult for a non-Citizen to open a bank account in Japan.