Suspects conspired to pose as representatives from a securities company on the telephone in defrauding the woman, aged in her 80s and living in Fukui City
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Reika Yoshimaru visited a police box to admit to the crime on Wednesday
Suspect threatened a convenience store cashier with a knife --- 'Don't make noise,' he said --- while swiping 3 packs of cigarettes
Officer on patrol apprehended the suspect after observing him behaving suspiciously as he repeatedly rode the train back and forth between Shinjuku and Meidaimae stations
Victim consulted with police after the suspect slandered her on an online bulletin board in July; he killed her in August
Suspect was accused of fraudulently selling voting coupons for the group's General Election
Masatoshi Ito allegedly sent the woman, 40, dozens of messages via the smartphone app Line in May
Gang member possessed one pistol and 10 rounds of ammunition in ordering an underling to store the contraband at the residence of his former wife in Nagano Prefecture
Man allegedly wielded a knife in stabbing the woman, 51, in the head at a fitness club in Omura City on Wednesday
Junya Hida dressed as a woman, including the wearing of women's clothing and make-up, in meeting with a female acquaintance in the past, police said