Mugging ring suspected of targeting Yokohama
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on April 30, 2021
KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have busted a four-person mugging ring that targeted Yokohama City, reports the
Sankei Shimbun (April 29).
At around 8:40 p.m. on March 7, Yuki Watanabe, 32, and three accomplices allegedly came up from behind a 47-year-old man in the Shikimidai area of Asahi Ward.
After pinning him to the ground, the suspects fumbled through his pants pockets. When the victim resisted, they fled the scene.
Yuki Watanabe (Twitter)
All four suspects admit to the allegations, police said.
The suspects surfaced as persons of interest in the case after an examination of security camera footage.