Itoman Police nabs elderly thief
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Itoman police arrested a 76-year-old unemployed man on a charge of theft, Jan. 24.
The police say Kameichi Inaka had sneaked into a private house in Itoman City, and stolen about ¥850,000 in cash from the residence.
Inaka admits to the charge.
According to investigators, Inaka stole the cash and 13 items valued at ¥220,000 from a company employee’s house in Itoman City between midnight of Jan. 4 and an hour before dawn on Jan. 5.
Inaka told investigators that he had stayed in a lodging facility in Maejima district of Naha City, and had used the stolen money to pay for lodging charges and food expenses.
Inaka and the victim are not acquainted.
