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Police in Yokohama have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of robbery after he broke into a high-rise apartment and stole cash and watches worth about 35 million yen.
According to police, the robbery occurred between b3:30 p.m. on Dec 21 and 7 p.m. on Dec 22 in a condo in Kanagawa Ward. Fuji TV quoted police as saying that the suspect, Soshi Yamashina, robbed the apartment of the 28-year-old owner of the bar where he worked. Yamashina said he had visited his employer's apartment many times and knew he kept a lot of cash and luxury-brand watches valued at about 9.8 million yen there.
Police said that Yamashina has admitted to the charge and said he used a rope to lower himself down from the roof to the balcony of his employer's residence which is on the top floor of the 38-story building. He then entered the apartment through the unlocked balcony window and stole the money and watches from a closet.
Police said Yamashina told them he wanted the money to open his own shop one day.
© Japan Today
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Disillusioned
He'll be running his own little shop in prison now.
MsDelicious
Pink Panther in Japan.
Yubaru
Except Pink Panther does get caught!
The Apartment
That's just an Impossible Mission !
sensei258
That's one dumb criminal, risking his life and freedom like that
MikeH
35 million yen worth of value! Atleast he didn't do so for lesser amounts like I usually hear!
DaDude
35 million yen in the Kanto area can get him a decent shop in a small alley far from a main street or station.
SaikoPhysco
I wonder if Mr. Yamashina ever talked about an affinity for Mountain Climbing at work?
Yubaru
Cute....I wrote, "Except Pink Panther doesn't get caught".
Monozuki
Wow! What a superhuman ability! I think he should have made better use of his consummate skill for more good things.