TOKYO (TR) – He’s suspected in a string of thefts befell within the early morning hours, a pattern that induced police to offer him his personal identify.
At simply earlier than 6:00 a.m. on September 23, Hisatoshi Matsumoto, a 43-year-old demolition employee, allegedly broke into the Adachi Ward condo of a lady in her 40s and stole a pockets containing 6,000 yen in money, experiences the Sankei Shimbun (Dec. 3).
About quarter-hour earlier than that, he additionally allegedly accessed the balcony of one other condo situated about 250 meters away.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of theft and trespassing, Matsumoto admitted to the allegations.
In line with police, Matsumoto fled from the girl’s condo after she woke as much as a noise. After he tried to enter the opposite condo by means of an open window, he was noticed by the 22-year-old man dwelling there and ran away.
Since round September, there have been about 15 comparable incidents which have occurred within the ward between late evening and early morning. Believing the identical perpetrator was behind the crimes, police labeled the offender “Akatsuki no Nobi-shi (Early Morning Prowler).”
Police apprehended Matsumoto after an examination of safety digicam footage taken within the space.