Saturday May 26, 2012

Man 'robs' himself of Y1.8 million in Ginza

TOKYO —

Police said Saturday that have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly stealing 1.8 million yen in cash in Ginza on Friday. The man had claimed that two men robbed him.

According to a TV Asahi report, the man, an employee at a precious metal dealership, told police he was taking the money in a bag to the bank at about 10:45 a.m., when a voice called out to him from behind. He told police that when he turned, two men were there and that one of them struck him on the face with a bar, and took the bag.

However, police said Saturday that surveillance cameras showed no one approaching the man. Upon further questioning, the man admitted that he made the story up and had stashed the money in his car parked nearby. He told police he injured his face himself to make it look real, TV Asahi reported. He was quoted as saying that he needed the money.

Japan Today

  • 3

    MeanRingo

    Busted!

  • 2

    some14some

    an employee at a precious metal dealership

    jeweler? whose ad often appears on JT? yes, probably.

  • 0

    CrazyJoe

    Is he a sock puppet?

  • 2

    Peter Wilson

    Priceless!

  • 1

    Ash 'Vanguard' Baker

    well done

  • 1

    ExportExpert

    Dickhead of the week award goes to this goose.

  • 1

    seesaw1

    LOL.

  • 9

    gogogo

    He didn't rob hmself he stole the money from his company by making up a story.

  • -3

    Elbuda Mexicano

    This guy don't sound too bright there! Doh??

  • 0

    naruhodo1

    Nice try

  • -2

    WilliB

    Darwin strikes again!

  • 1

    Foxie

    If you want to do a crime, then do it right or don't do it all.

  • -1

    BlueWitch

    Agree with Foxie!

  • 0

    Chris McMillan

    WOW he didnt remember the cameras???? what a DH

  • 0

    CrazyJoe

    "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." (Baretta's theme)

  • 1

    Vernie Jefferies

    Oops....looks like someone forgot to hire some friends to do an actual robbery in front of a camera

  • 0

    Dennis Bauer

    it would be more hilarious if he would know that the camera's where there

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    Chris Alvis

    FAIL. I bet he felt like a champion admitting to making the whole thing up.

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    Gurukun

    He told police he injured his face himself to make it look real

    Bwahahahahaha....and then he got nothing out of it!! Hilarious!

  • 0

    MaboDofuIsSpicy

    Funny man.

  • 0

    littlebear

    @WilliB : I second that motion.

  • 0

    Tom DeMicke

    Entertaining!

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