Prefectural government said, 'The arrest of a staff member is truly regrettable'
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Crime and scandals: News from the underside of Japan
Police said at a ceremony to honor the driver, 'I would like to work together with local residents to eradicate these special frauds'
Victim was told on the telephone by a person who posed as her son that he needed funds to cover an investment-related problem
Suspect allegedly used a knife to stab the victim, aged in his 20s, inside the residence they share
Suspect allegedly used a kitchen knife to twice stab his wife in the chest on March 30
'This is where that guy died,' the suspect was quoted by police
Victim suffered injuries to an arm and a knee in the slashing, police said
Suspects targeted primarily elderly persons in Japan in money-transfer scams, police said
Suspects tied one end of the cable around the machine with the other affixed to the back of a truck, police said
AKS said, 'Due to our initial handling of the incident, we lost the trust of the people of the prefecture'