Toyama man arrested with stolen shoe insoles of female students stuffed in breast pocket

TOYAMA (TR) – Police in Takaoka City have arrested a 35-year-old unemployed man accused of breaking into a local middle school and stealing the shoe insoles of female students, reports Nippon News Network (Oct. 19).

Daisuke Matsuzaki was sent to prosecutors on charges of trespassing and theft after being caught with eight insoles stuffed inside his jacket’s left breast pocket.

“I broke into the school and stole the shoe insoles from the shoe racks,” Matsuzaki admitted to officers at the scene.

The arrest unfolded at around 4:00 a.m. on October 17. A police officer on routine patrol noticed an unattended scooter parked on the street near a public middle school. Shortly after, Matsuzaki appeared. An on-the-spot search revealed the stolen goods, leading to his immediate arrest.

Investigators believe Matsuzaki gained entry to the school building through an unlocked ground-floor sliding window.

Police are now investigating his motive and exploring potential links to a string of similar bizarre thefts in the region. Across Toyama Prefecture, multiple middle and high schools have recently reported thefts of female students’ shoe insoles.

Disturbingly, investigators noted that many of the targeted victims were female students whose names and profiles had been published online due to their achievements in club activities or local television appearances.

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富山（TR）——据日本新闻网（10月19日）报道，高冈市警方逮捕了一名35岁的无业男子，该男子被指控闯入当地一所中学，偷窃女学生的鞋垫。

松崎大辅因在夹克左胸口袋里塞了八双鞋垫而被控非法侵入和盗窃罪，并被移送检察机关。

“我闯入学校，从鞋架上偷走了鞋垫，”松崎向现场的警官承认。

逮捕行动发生在10月17日凌晨4点左右。一名正在例行巡逻的警员注意到一辆无人看管的摩托车停在附近一所公立中学旁的街道上。不久后，松崎出现。现场搜查发现了赃物，他随即被逮捕。

调查人员认为，松崎是通过一楼未上锁的滑动窗户进入学校大楼的。

警方正在调查他的作案动机，并探究此案是否与该地区一系列类似的离奇盗窃案有关。富山县多所中学和高中近期都报告了女学生鞋垫被盗的案件。

令人不安的是，调查人员注意到，许多受害学生是女学生，她们的姓名和个人资料因为在俱乐部活动中取得的成就或出现在当地电视节目中而被发布到网上。

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