Y20 mil worth of brand-name goods stolen from Gunma store

More than 20 million yen worth of brand-name goods were stolen from a store in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, early Saturday. Police said security cameras inside the store captured footage of the entire robbery from start to finish.

According to police, the robbery occurred at 5 a.m. on Saturday by three individuals dressed head-to-toe in black, Fuji TV reported. The thieves managed to enter the store using a bar-like object and shattered glass showcase tops to steal brand-name items and put them in bags. About 300 items worth more than 20 million yen, including wristwatches and jewelry accessories, were stolen.

Police said the thieves were in and out of the store in about five minutes.

About 30 minutes earlier, a similar theft occurred at a luxury goods store in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. In that incident, items worth about 1.1 million yen were stolen.

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