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Serial fetish thief targets insoles of high school girls’ shoes across 14 schools

Toyama Prefectural Police are hunting a serial thief who has targeted the indoor shoes of female high school students across at least 14 schools

Tokyo Reporter2026-10-01 18:22查看原文 ↗

TOYAMA (TR) – Toyama Prefectural Police are hunting a serial thief who has targeted the indoor shoes of female high school students — specifically ripping out and stealing their insoles — across at least 14 schools, reports KNB News (Sep. 28).

Since the previous academic year, an astonishing number of schools have been hit by the bizarre crime spree. This academic year alone, at least 35 female students across 13 schools, including Takaoka Minami, Takaoka, and Toyama Minami high schools, have fallen victim to the thefts.

Investigators have noted a chilling pattern: the victims are frequently girls whose names and profiles have been published on the internet due to outstanding performances in club activities or television appearances.

The perpetrator has demonstrated a determined obsession. At Takaoka Minami High School, where about 10 girls were targeted over two days in May and June, firmly glued insoles were forcefully peeled away. At Takaoka High School, where four girls were victimized, the thief violently ripped out insoles that had been securely sewn into the footwear. A thief is targeting the insoles of high school girls’ shoes across Toyama Prefecture (X)

A thief is targeting the insoles of high school girls’ shoes across Toyama Prefecture (X)

Because students typically discover the thefts when they open their shoe lockers on Monday mornings, police believe the culprit is infiltrating the campuses over the weekend.

“When I went to school and opened my shoe locker, the insoles from both shoes had been stolen,” one targeted student told reporters after discovering the theft on a Saturday morning.

“At first, I was just shocked. But as time passed, the thought that a complete stranger targeted my specific locker, opened it, and stole them made me sick,” she said. “It could be an outsider, a student, or maybe even a teacher. It’s truly terrifying.”

The psychological toll has prompted the girl to carry her indoor shoes home every day, too afraid to leave them on campus. At least two other girls at her school were also targeted.

Police are currently analyzing security camera footage from multiple campuses in an attempt to identify the suspect.

Tatsuyuki Narumi, former head of the First Investigation Division of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police, analyzed the perpetrator’s profile, suggesting the crimes are the work of a lone outsider escalating his behavior.

“I believe this is the work of a single individual. In my experience, criminals with this kind of special fetish do not form partnerships to commit crimes,” Narumi said. “It’s possible they have grown accustomed to the act. At first, they may have been fearful, but because they haven’t been caught, they are becoming bolder.”

Narumi also dismissed the idea that the thief is a student or teacher from one of the affected schools.

“If it were an insider, they would be taking on massive risks by traveling to other schools. An insider knows where the cameras and blind spots are at their own school, but they wouldn’t risk going to another campus just to steal insoles,” he explained.

“Because this is a theft driven by a specific fetish, police should check past records for similar incidents and, if there are known offenders, investigate what they are doing now,” Narumi advised.

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富山（TR）——据KNB新闻（9月28日）报道，富山县警方正在追捕一名连环窃贼，该窃贼以至少14所学校的女高中生室内鞋为目标，专门撕下并偷走鞋垫。

自上学年以来，数量惊人的学校都受到了这起离奇犯罪事件的影响。仅本学年，就有至少35名女生在13所学校（包括高冈南高中、高冈高中和富山南高中）成为盗窃案的受害者。

调查人员注意到一个令人不寒而栗的模式：受害者通常是女孩，她们的姓名和个人资料因为在俱乐部活动中的出色表现或电视节目亮相而被发布到互联网上。

作案者表现出强烈的执念。在高冈南高中，5月和6月两天内约有10名女生成为作案目标，他们用胶水牢牢粘住的鞋垫被强行撕下。在高冈高中，四名女生受害，窃贼粗暴地扯掉了缝在鞋子里的鞋垫。一名窃贼正在富山县各地专门盗窃高中女生的鞋垫。(X)

富山县发生多起盗窃案，窃贼专门偷窃高中女生的鞋垫（X）

由于学生通常在周一早上打开鞋柜时才发现失窃，警方认为罪犯是在周末潜入校园作案。

“我去学校打开鞋柜时，发现两只鞋的鞋垫都被偷了，”一名被盗学生在周六早上发现鞋子被偷后告诉记者。

“一开始我只是震惊。但随着时间的推移，想到一个完全陌生的人专门盯上我的储物柜，打开它，偷走了我的东西，我就觉得恶心，”她说。“这个人可能是外地人，学生，甚至可能是老师。这真的太可怕了。”

心理创伤导致这名女孩每天都把室内鞋带回家，不敢把鞋留在校园里。她所在学校至少还有两名女孩也成为了攻击目标。

警方目前正在分析多个校园的监控录像，试图确定嫌疑人身份。

神奈川县警察第一搜查课前课长成海龙之分析了犯罪嫌疑人的侧写，认为这些罪行是单独作案的外来者逐步升级其犯罪行为所为。

“我认为这是个人所为。以我的经验来看，有这种特殊癖好的罪犯不会结伙作案，”鸣海说。“他们可能已经习惯了这种行为。起初他们或许很害怕，但由于一直没有被抓到，所以变得越来越大胆。”