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Osaka Police Probe Pre-Dawn Condo Burglary After Safe With ¥5 Million Is Stolen

Investigators are reviewing entrance camera footage showing three people carrying what appears to be a safe before 4 a.m.

Overview

  • A neighbor reported a broken door around 9 a.m. at a Kyomachibori condominium in Osaka’s Nishi Ward.
  • Police found the unit’s entrance forced with a safe missing that the resident says contained about ¥5,000,000.
  • Roughly ¥100,000 in additional cash and a luxury wristwatch were also reported stolen.
  • The resident is a man in his 40s who lives alone and was out of the prefecture at the time.
  • Osaka Prefectural Police at Nishi Station have opened a theft case and are seeking the three individuals seen on video.