Between the night of October 27 and the following morning, Yoshimichi Takeuchi, 37, of no known occupation, worked with the three accomplices to break into a residence in Yokohama City’s Izumi Ward and steal 3.7 million yen in cash, a safe and about 110 items with a value of 1.3 million yen.
All four suspects, formerly associated with a bosozoku biker gang, have declined to comment on the allegations, police said.
According to police, the four suspects entered the residence by smashing a window on the first floor. They hauled the safe by car to a park located about 5 kilometers away and pried it open with a crowbar.
Police first arrested the suspects over another case in which law enforcement was aided by security camera footage.
The suspects are believed to have been behind about 240 break-ins in the prefecture between last February and November in which the value of lost property totals 130 million yen.
