Osaka purse-snatching incidents hit 24-year low
For the past 2 years, Osaka recorded the highest number of incidents in all of Japan [...]
View ArticleOsaka again tops in Japan for street crime and indecent assault
Osaka has lead the nation in incidents of street crime for the 15 straight years [...]
View ArticleTokyo man snatched purses for drugs
The suspect is believed to have been behind 8 crimes in which the value of stolen property totaled 8.2 million yen [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops: Man came from Hokkaido to commit purse-snatching crimes
Ken Hirabaru is believed to have stolen 1.3 million yen in 30 thefts [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops nab man suspected in series of purse thefts
Suspect told police, 'I did it for living expenses and to play pachinko' [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops nab man in purse-snatching cases targeting elderly
Suspect approached victim from behind and snatched her bag [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops nab man suspected in 30 purse-snatching incidents
Suspect used motorcycle to approach an elderly woman from behind in Adachi Ward to snatch her bag [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops seek help finding suspect in Shibuya bag-snatching incident
Suspect approached victim after he left a payout shop for a pachinko parlor [...]
View ArticleMan suspected in 40 purse-snatching incidents nabbed in Kawaguchi
Suspect told police, 'I repeatedly targeted elderly women in Kawaguchi and Warabi cities to carry out purse snatching incidents' [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops nab man suspected in 100 purse-snatching cases
Suspect wore a helmet during the crimes and covered the license plate of his scooter with tape [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops nab man suspected in series of purse thefts
Suspect told police, 'I did it for living expenses and to play pachinko' [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops nab man in purse-snatching cases targeting elderly
Suspect approached victim from behind and snatched her bag [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops nab man suspected in 30 purse-snatching incidents
Suspect used motorcycle to approach an elderly woman from behind in Adachi Ward to snatch her bag [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops seek help finding suspect in Shibuya bag-snatching incident
Suspect approached victim after he left a payout shop for a pachinko parlor [...]
View ArticleTokyo police arrest man suspected in over 20 bag-snatching incidents in Kanto
Mizuki Kurosaki allegedly grabbed a carrying case containing ¥44,000 from the front basket of a bicycle of an 87-year-old man [...]
View ArticleMan suspected in 40 purse-snatching incidents nabbed in Kawaguchi
Suspect told police, 'I repeatedly targeted elderly women in Kawaguchi and Warabi cities to carry out purse snatching incidents' [...]
View ArticleTokyo cops nab man suspected in 100 purse-snatching cases
Suspect wore a helmet during the crimes and covered the license plate of his scooter with tape [...]
View ArticleTokyo: Yakuza nabbed over bag-snatching incident
Woman beaten and robbed of ¥12,000 in cash in Katsushika Ward [...]
View ArticleOsaka: Ex-pro boxer arrested in purse-snatching incident
Kenbun Torres allegedly used a vehicle to come up from behind the woman, 72, as she pedaled a bicycle steal a bag containing ¥26,000 in cash [...]
View ArticleTokyo: Elderly woman dragged 30 meters by truck in purse-snatching incident
Woman's left foot got caught under its right-rear wheel, causing her shoe to come off [...]
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