Japan Today -- Jun 19
Police have arrested a 43-year-old American man on suspicion of stealing a car with two children in the back seat from the parking lot of a convenience store in Ome, Tokyo, on June 15.
Police suspect the man is part of a gang of thieves responsible for a number of car thefts in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
According to police, the two children - a girl aged 5 and her 2-year-old brother - were left in the car just after noon while the parents went into a convenience store to pick up a few items, leaving the key in the ignition, Fuji TV reported. The children's father immediately called police and reported that their car had been stolen with the children inside.
The car was found just over 20 minutes later only two kilometers away from where it had been stolen with the children crying but unharmed.
Police quoted the suspect, identified as D Thompson, unemployed and of no fixed address, as saying that as soon as he noticed the children, he pulled the car over as soon as he could and fled the scene, Fuji TV reported.
News source: Japan Today
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