Police in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, have arrested a 59-year-old local government employee on suspicion of property destruction after he vandalized a police car in a parking lot.
According to police, Eiji Fujii was arrested after he scratched the vehicle’s back end for 40 centimeters with a sharp-edged tool at around 9:50 a.m. on Sunday, Sankei Shimbun reported. It was parked in a lot adjacent to a housing complex at the time, which is near the suspect’s home.
Police said there have been over 10 similar reports of vandalism filed by residents of the same housing complex. A police officer on patrol spotted Fujii after he vandalized the police car.
According to Shikokuchuo City, Fujii is employed at a facility for the disabled run the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
© Japan Today
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Michael Machida
Anger management may be required.
3RENSHO
Early retirement and down-sized pension, please.
Jonathan Prin
How did police identify him as the culprit ? Street cams ?
Mark
Keying a car is what this is called it is driven by Hate and Jealousy.
Goodlucktoyou
I sometimes dream of this. It is a non violent crime. But I’ve become a model citizen...