OKAYAMA (TR) – Okayama Prefectural Police are hunting for a man who robbed a precious metals buying shop in Okayama City last week, reports TV Asahi (May 17).
At around 6:55 pm on May 16, the man posed as a customer and entered the store Otakaraya Hokancho in Kita Ward. He then threatened the 53-year-old male owner. “I’ve shot someone. Give me your money,” he said.
The perpetrator then fled the scene on foot to the north with about 700,000 yen in cash. There were no customers in the shop at the time, and the male clerk was not injured, the Okayama Nishi Police Station said.
According to the police, the perpetrator is around 30 years old. Standing about 170 centimeters tall, he was wearing a black hoodie, tights, grey shorts and a whitish mask.
The incident occurred near the west exit of JR Okayama Station, a commercial area lined with restaurants and other establishments.
Police are seeking the whereabouts of the man on suspicion of robbery.
