Tokyo Police Arrest Man Over Returned 46 Million Yen Watch

Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 30-year-old man on Wednesday (Nov 11) on suspicion of a luxury watch theft from a shop in the capital’s Nakano Ward, involving a timepiece worth 46 million yen, Jiji Press reported.

The theft took place between about 7.45pm and 7.55pm on Oct 29 at a watch store on the third floor of the Nakano Broadway shopping centre. The man allegedly tried on an Audemars Piguet watch and then ran off with it. The Japan Times put the watch’s value at about US$290,000.

Luxury Watch Theft Suspect Found in Nagoya

Officers from the MPD’s third investigation division found the man on Wednesday outside an apartment in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, where he is believed to have been staying, and took him into custody. His address and occupation are unknown, according to Jiji.

Public broadcaster NHK reported that the suspect was believed to have taken a bullet train west from Tokyo Station after the theft, the Japan Times said.

Watch Returned With Apology Note

The watch was sent back to the store by courier on Nov 1, along with a handwritten note of apology. The suspect told investigators that he had sent the package himself.

He has largely admitted to the allegations, police said. According to Jiji, he told investigators he liked the watch very much when he saw himself wearing it in the mirror, and that he had left the store with it on before he realised what he was doing.

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