TOKYO (TR) – The parents didn’t see a thing.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 40-year-old man who is suspected of stealing shoes from a high school in Kunitachi City.
According to police, Shin Serizawa, of no known occupation, committed the crime during a graduation ceremony, reports NHK (April 26).
Last month, Serizawa allegedly crept into the school and stole 17 pairs of indoor shoes for girls from a box.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of theft, he admitted to the allegations, police said.
Serizawa lives in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
He became a person of interest in the case after an examination of security camera footage showed him entering the school’s main gate with a shoulder bag during the ceremony. He left about four and a half hours later.
During a search of his residence in Nagasaki City, police found about 100 pairs of shoes for girls from several schools.
