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Police said Saturday that they had recaptured a man who had escaped from them while handcuffed on Feb 3 after being picked up for allegedly stealing canned coffee and other items from the offices of a construction company in Yokohama.
According to police, the suspect -- a 37-year-old interior design company employee -- was spotted by a company employee stealing from the premises on Feb 3 and arrested on the spot. Immediately following his arrest, he fled from police while still in handcuffs.
"Times have been tough recently, so I stole some things from the office. After I was arrested, I panicked and escaped. A few days later I managed to break the handcuffs," he was quoted by police after being rearrested in Chigasaki.
© Compiled from news reports
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paulinusa
Dramatic stuff. Stay tuned for the mini-series.
gogogo
A few days in handcuffs!
Disillusioned
Hang on! He escaped the flops while he was wearing handcuffs and in their custody? Is this guy Hudini or is it just another black eye for the j-flops?
paulinusa
And a interior design employee. Can't get any more notorious than that.
tamanegi
Cue Benny Hill music...
haruka
A few days in handcuffs got to be rough. Were they in the back or front? You can climb through them either way. He must have been fun to watch buying things in a store. Clerk, can you please reach my wallet?...............
WilliB
Umm... a days in handcuffs? Eek... I try not to think about the personal hygiene issues.
ExportExpert
They put handcuffs on him for stealing canned coffee???
My isnt that a wee bit OTT???
What would they do if he actually stole something of VALUE???
Zenny11
From the article:
Youdontknow
This sounds like complete fabrication!
Sarge
"canned coffee thief"
Great Scott!
"Times have been tough recently"
Welcome to DPJville, lol.
WA4TKG
Next they'll be arresting those MURDEROUS Marijuana Smokers !
warnerbro
"Times have been tough, so I decided to improve my life by going to jail for stealing things of very little value..." But how did the police let him get away while handcuffed?