TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested an employee at a transportation company at Haneda Airport who is suspected of stealing breathing masks from women, reports TBS News (April 8).
At around 1:00 a.m. on March 12, Hiroki Katagiri, 32, used a bicycle to come up behind a woman, aged in her 20s, on a road in the Kamata area of Ota Ward. He then snatched her mask.
“I have no memory [of the matter],” the suspect was quoted by police in denying the allegations.
Hiroki Katagiri (Twitter)
According to police, the woman was carrying her wallet. However, Katagiri only took her mask.
Police are aware of several other women who had their masks stolen by a man on a bicycle in the same area. Katagiri is under investigation in those cases.
Apr 08
The boyfriend of Princess Mako, niece of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, expressed his resolve to tie the knot with her in a statement released Thursday, vowing to “correct erroneous information” regarding a monetary dispute involving his mother.(Kyodo)
Apr 08
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested an employee at a transportation company at Haneda Airport who is suspected of stealing breathing masks from women, reports TBS News (April 8). (tokyoreporter.com)
Apr 08
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Apr 07
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Apr 07
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Apr 06
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Apr 06
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Apr 05
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Apr 04
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Apr 04
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Apr 02
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Mar 31
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Mar 30
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Mar 29
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Mar 28
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Mar 28
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Mar 28
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Mar 27
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Mar 27
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Mar 27
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