‘Pickpocket eyes’ give away elderly man in theft
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 18, 2020
TOKYO (TR) – With 2020 winding down, law enforcement departments nationwide ade looking to round out the year with a positive public image.
This week, it was Tokyo Metropolitan Police targeting an elderly pickpocket and it was, apparently, his eyes that gave him away.
On Tuesday, officers arrested Mitsuji Kuramoto, 76, on suspicion of theft in Kita Ward. He allegedly stole 30,000 yen in cash from inside the bag of a woman in her 80s as she shopped at a clothing store near JR Komagome Station.
In animation provided by the network that recreates the crime, a figure shown to be Kuramoto approaches another figure (the woman) from behind. As he pulls her bag from her cart, several other figures (officers) surround him.