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JUNYA HIDA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2018
Osaka fugitive spun web of lies and pulled off series of thefts to masquerade as cycle tourist while on the run: police
A 30-year-old man, who was at large for nearly seven weeks after escaping from a police station in Osaka Prefecture in mid-August, masqueraded as a cycle tourist, spun a web of lies and stole basic goods including clothes and a bicycle, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2018
Captured fugitive's traveling companion says he did not know fellow cyclist was on nationwide wanted list
A 30-year-old man recaptured after escaping from a police station in Osaka Prefecture in mid-August had likely been traveling on a stolen bicycle with another man who was unaware of who he was, police said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 29, 2018
Osaka fugitive, on the run since mid-August, is arrested for stealing food in Yamaguchi Prefecture
A 30-year-old fugitive who escaped from a police station in Osaka Prefecture in mid-August is arrested in Yamaguchi Prefecture for shoplifting rice cakes and other food at a roadside rest area.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2018
Unlicensed teen biker, mistaken for fugitive, dies in crash after police chase in Osaka
A 17-year-old boy on a motorcycle crashed and died in the city of Osaka on Thursday night after being chased by police who were searching for a fugitive in a high-profile manhunt.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2018
Osaka fugitive apparently fled police station 30 minutes after meeting with lawyer
Footage of a man believed to be a rape suspect who escaped from an Osaka Prefecture police station earlier this week was captured by a security camera outside the facility about 30 minutes after he met with his lawyer there, investigative sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2018
Escaped rape suspect may have snatched purses in Osaka while on the run
A rape suspect who escaped from an Osaka Prefecture police station earlier this week may have snatched purses from several people since going on the run, investigative sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2018
Suspect being held at police station in Osaka Prefecture escapes after meeting lawyer
A 30-year-old man suspected of rape, theft and other charges manages to break out of a police station in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture.

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