Convenience store manager stabbed in robbery in Saitama
SAITAMA —
A 65-year-old convenience store manager was stabbed in the chest during a robbery in Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture, early Thursday morning, police said. According to police investigations, a man came into the store around 1 a.m., and threatened the store manager, Hiroyuki Fukushima, with a knife.
After a struggle, the suspect stabbed Fukushima and fled with 140,000 yen. Fukushima alerted police and was taken to hospital where his condition is stable, police said.
He told police the suspect was in his 20s, between 175-180cm tall and wore gray clothes with a cap and muffler covering his face.
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Altria
Police say he may be exhausted after the struggle.
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meanmutha
lot of this has been going on. I can think of at least 5 knockovers in the last few weeks.. even Uniqlo in Osaka...
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Wakarimasen
And Saitama again.......
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Disillusioned
can you imagine a world without cash? Think of the crime it would stop. It's not as if the technology is not available.
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seesaw
I wouldn't gamble on my life for 140,000 yen. The convenience store is insured.
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NeoJamal
Saitama thugz life.
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TokyoGas
Hmmm... I was just thinking about Sakado City and its proximity to Shin Rin Koen. Very strange.
Hope they catch the bad guy.
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norinrad21
It's been a while in escape from Saitama
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noirgaijin
Prior to the “bubble burst” of 1995, crime in Japan was virtually nonexistent or at lease not reported as much. Japan was the model for all police agencies in the world to follow. As a matter of fact, police chiefs from New York, London and L.A. came to Japan to seek out how the JN police kept crime so low. Well, with the current economy and being on the brink of depression, the obvious has been revealed. Desperate people will commit desperate acts. Too bad the JN judicial system has not kept up with the more complex crimes of today.
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BBLeo
This bastard should pick up someone in his age. Store owners should have a gun under the counter, and use it when is required. How such people can protect themselves from robberies’? Again it is an invitation for 'scumbags' to take an advantage for their own benefit. Perhaps this robber was also unemployed and need money for drugs and booze.
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imapc
WINNER!
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