Crowbar-wielding trio steals over ¥100 million from Tokushima home

TOKUSHIMA (TR) – Tokushima Prefectural Police are hunting for a three-person gang caught on security cameras prying open the front door of a home in Tokushima City and making off with over 100 million yen in luxury goods, reports Nippon News Network (Oct. 13).

The brazen break-in occurred around 6:30 p.m. on August 31, while the resident and his family were away.

Security footage captured a vehicle stopping in front of the house. Three suspects, their faces concealed by hats and masks, emerged from the back seat and approached the entrance. Using a crowbar-like tool, they wedged it into the doorframe and forced the door open in just one minute before rushing inside.

“They shoved a crowbar in and forced it. There’s no way to defend against that. Even if you double-lock the door, they will just pry it open,” the male homeowner said.

Once inside, the gang systematically ransacked the property. “They pulled out every drawer in the house and dumped out all the contents. It wasn’t just ‘messy’ — it was far beyond that level,” the victim added.

Additional security footage showed the gang working as an efficient team to maximize their haul before authorities could arrive, with one suspect carrying items to the entrance and another loading them into the getaway car. The stolen items included luxury wristwatches and bags, pushing the estimated total loss past the 100 million yen mark.

Reflecting on the timing of the crime, the homeowner expressed dread over what could have happened. “If we had bumped into the perpetrators, we might have been killed. It’s chilling,” he said. He admitted he was caught completely off guard, previously assuming that such extreme home invasions were problems isolated to the Kanto region.

Police are now investigating the possibility that the break-in was orchestrated by a tokuryu syndicate, an anonymous crime ring whose members communicate with smartphone apps.

According to investigative sources, the suspects arrived in a vehicle with out-of-prefecture license plates and likely swapped the plates multiple times during their escape to evade capture.

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德岛（TR）——据日本新闻网（10月13日）报道，德岛县警方正在追捕一个三人团伙，该团伙被监控录像拍到撬开德岛市一户人家的前门，并抢走了价值超过1亿日元的奢侈品。

这起明目张胆的入室盗窃案发生在 8 月 31 日下午 6 点 30 分左右，当时住户​​和他的家人都不在家。

监控录像显示，一辆汽车停在房子前。三名嫌疑人从后座下来，他们戴着帽子和口罩遮住了脸，走向门口。他们用类似撬棍的工具撬开门框，仅用一分钟就强行打开了门，然后冲进屋内。

“他们用撬棍硬撬开了门。根本没办法防御。就算你把门锁上两道，他们也能撬开，”男房主说道。

进入屋内后，这伙人有条不紊地洗劫了房屋。“他们把屋里所有的抽屉都拉了出来，把里面的东西全都倒了出来。那可不是‘乱’那么简单——简直是惨不忍睹，”受害者补充道。

监控录像显示，该团伙配合默契，在警方赶到前尽可能多地盗取赃物。一名嫌疑人将赃物搬到入口处，另一名嫌疑人则将赃物装上逃跑车辆。被盗物品包括名贵手表和包袋，估计总损失超过1亿日元。

回想起案发时间，房主对可能发生的后果感到恐惧。“如果我们碰巧遇到那些罪犯，我们可能就没命了。想想都觉得毛骨悚然。”他说。他承认自己完全没有防备，之前一直以为这种极端入室盗窃案只发生在关东地区。

警方目前正在调查这起入室盗窃案是否是由一个匿名犯罪团伙策划的，该团伙的成员通过智能手机应用程序进行沟通。

据调查人员透露，嫌疑人乘坐一辆挂有外县车牌的车辆抵达，并在逃跑过程中可能多次更换车牌以躲避抓捕。

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