National / Crime & Legal Jul 18, 2019
The full-year crime figure has continued to drop from a peak in 2002.
National / Crime & Legal Feb 27, 2019
Man wanted for alleged murder-robbery arrested in city 300 kilometers away
A man wanted for allegedly killing and robbing an elderly man last week in Hiroshima Prefecture was arrested Wednesday in a city about 300 kilometers away, police said. Yukinobu Tomita, 34, was spotted riding a bicycle in the city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, and detained ...
National / Crime & Legal Jan 5, 2019
Precious metals dealer is robbed of ¥80 million in cash on street near Tokyo's Roppongi district
A precious metals dealer was robbed of a roller bag containing some ¥80 million in cash Saturday after being assaulted by three men on a street near Tokyo's Roppongi district, police said. The 27-year-old man sustained minor injuries to a hand after he was attacked ...
National / Crime & Legal Nov 1, 2017
Seven men were arrested Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the April theft of some ¥380 million ($3.3 million) in cash in Fukuoka, police said. The men, aged 25 to 52, are suspected of stealing a bag containing the cash from an employee of a ...
National / Crime & Legal Oct 3, 2017
Three British men are wanted by Tokyo police for 2015 Omotesando jewelry heist
Three British men will be put on an international wanted list for their suspected involvement in a robbery netting over ¥100 million ($888,000) worth of jewelry from a Tokyo shop in 2015, investigative sources said Tuesday. The three suspects left Japan after the heist in ...
National / Crime & Legal Aug 21, 2017
Shiga pair served murder warrants over slaying of Nagoya woman
Two suspects in custody for allegedly dumping the body of a Nagoya woman in Shiga Prefecture have been served fresh arrest warrants for robbery and murder, police said. Officers not made clear whether Ichiya Nishida, 21, and an 18-year-old male have admitted to the charges. ...
National / Crime & Legal Jul 31, 2017
High school student among trio nabbed in hit-and-run Ginza robbery
A 16-year-old high school student and two men were arrested Monday for allegedly robbing a man of a bag containing about ¥72 million ($650,900) in cash in Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping district in April, police said. Okito Ogasawara, 20, Yuta Kurata, 23, and the teen ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jun 2, 2017
Gunman kills himself after causing panic in apparent robbery attempt and torching of Manila casino
A gunman killed himself after bursting into a Manila casino, firing shots and setting gaming tables alight, Philippine police said, sowing panic in a country on high alert after martial law was declared in the south. Police said earlier the man's motive was likely robbery ...
National / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2017
Robbers in ¥384 million Fukuoka cash heist may have known victim's moves in advance
The Tokyo gold dealer who was robbed of ¥384 million in cash in a Fukuoka parking lot was likely under close surveillance before the heist, police say.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 14, 2016
Police imposters steal ¥600 million worth of gold bars in Fukuoka
Gold bars worth ¥600 million ($5 million) were stolen by men disguised as police officers in the city of Fukuoka sometime around spring this year, investigative sources said Wednesday. According to the sources, a group of men on the way to a cash-for-gold store was ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 1, 2016
NYPD blue looking for man in green who snatched pot of gold off armored car
New York police are searching for a green-clad man who swiped an 86-pound (39 kg) pail of gold flakes off an armored truck two months ago and disappeared with the estimated $1.6 million in treasure. The city's police department late Tuesday released photos and video ...
Business / Tech | ANALYSIS Mar 31, 2016
When mobsters meet hackers — the new, improved bank heist
by Jeremy Wagstaff and Jim Finkle
No need for stocking masks and sawn-off shotguns. The unprecedented heist of $81 million from the U.S. account of Bangladesh's central bank is the latest among increasingly large thefts by criminals who have leveraged the speed and anonymity of hacking to revolutionize burgling banks. Hundreds of ...