Police in Tokyo have arrested a 45-year-old police officer on suspicion of theft after he stole 30 million in cash from the apartment of a deceased man.
According to police, Genki Kobayashi, who is assigned to the Kamata Police Station's Organized Crime Control Division, first went to the apartment in Ota Ward with his superior on Jan 31 following the death of the elderly male resident, NHK reported.
That night at around 8 p.m., Kobayashi went to the apartment again alone, taking the apartment key that had been kept at the police station, and stole 3 million yen in cash and a duplicate key. Kobayashi used the duplicate key to enter the apartment again at around 6 p.m. on Feb 4 and found another 27 million yen in cash hidden.
On Feb 23, Kobayashi reported what he had done to his superior.
© Japan Today
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Mocheake
Guilty conscience got the best of him?
Ricky Kaminski13
oh for the love of god. Commitment dude! If you are gunna do it, do it!
His superior could’ve kept it private too, instead of it ending up on the national news.
I guess honesty is the best policy…
gaijintraveller
Did he report to his superior after being shown a security camera video starring him?
HopeSpringsEternal
Cameras will get you every time!
owzer
Well THERE’s your problem!
kurisupisu
A long prison stretch ahead?
ushosh123
Those pesky cameras!
kaimycahl
Got to be the dumbest cop of all time. He rips off a deceased man, steals a key that is breaking and entering on two occasions and then steals a $198,339.00 and turns himself in. Barney Fife was a better cop than that!!
HiJapan
Will he also be charged with stealing police evidence? A very serious crime that shows the fallibility of those in positions of power.
Hercolobus
Not so honorable to steal from a dead person who cannot fight back.