Anonymous

7/26/2025, 3:37:43 AM No.213151482
A Japanese thief stole an American photographer's backpack and fled in the midst of so many people passing by, in one of the most crowded districts, Shibuya, Tokyo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_UGCgqN8o
> An angry foreign man grabbed a man in a black shirt.
>
> A backpack theft occurred in Center-gai, Shibuya, Tokyo. What on earth happened in the midst of so many people passing by?
> The victim of the theft was Guillermo, an American who has been working as a photographer in Japan for the past seven years.
> On the day of the theft, he was working on a shoot in Shibuya.
>
> Guillermo:
> I left my backpack here and was taking photos. When I noticed, it was gone.
>
> Guillermo panicked after his precious backpack was gone. In the midst of this, his only hope was the AirTag attached to his backpack. The location was tracked and it was found to be about 30 meters away. Then Guillermo saw a shocking sight.
>
> Guillermo:
> He had moved all of my belongings into his own bag. It was a white bag.
>
> He encountered a man rummaging through Guillermo's backpack. But the man's shocking behavior didn't end there. The man started to rampage while still holding Guillermo's wallet and other items. According to Guillermo, the man then tried to steal an expensive cinema camera worth about 6 million yen.
>
> There was a scuffle, and although the camera was somehow spared, the man managed to steal expensive sunglasses and a wallet containing about 100,000 yen in cash before fleeing again. A Japanese man who witnessed the scene said he sensed something unusual.
>
> Tokaji Shota, who witnessed the incident, said:
> I thought this might be quite dangerous. I don't want people to hate Japan, so I hope this is resolved quickly.
>
> Guillermo said, "I was happy to be able to live in Japan. It's really unfortunate that something like this happened in Japan."
>
> The Metropolitan Police Department has accepted a complaint and is continuing its investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_UGCgqN8o
> An angry foreign man grabbed a man in a black shirt.
>
> A backpack theft occurred in Center-gai, Shibuya, Tokyo. What on earth happened in the midst of so many people passing by?
> The victim of the theft was Guillermo, an American who has been working as a photographer in Japan for the past seven years.
> On the day of the theft, he was working on a shoot in Shibuya.
>
> Guillermo:
> I left my backpack here and was taking photos. When I noticed, it was gone.
>
> Guillermo panicked after his precious backpack was gone. In the midst of this, his only hope was the AirTag attached to his backpack. The location was tracked and it was found to be about 30 meters away. Then Guillermo saw a shocking sight.
>
> Guillermo:
> He had moved all of my belongings into his own bag. It was a white bag.
>
> He encountered a man rummaging through Guillermo's backpack. But the man's shocking behavior didn't end there. The man started to rampage while still holding Guillermo's wallet and other items. According to Guillermo, the man then tried to steal an expensive cinema camera worth about 6 million yen.
>
> There was a scuffle, and although the camera was somehow spared, the man managed to steal expensive sunglasses and a wallet containing about 100,000 yen in cash before fleeing again. A Japanese man who witnessed the scene said he sensed something unusual.
>
> Tokaji Shota, who witnessed the incident, said:
> I thought this might be quite dangerous. I don't want people to hate Japan, so I hope this is resolved quickly.
>
> Guillermo said, "I was happy to be able to live in Japan. It's really unfortunate that something like this happened in Japan."
>
> The Metropolitan Police Department has accepted a complaint and is continuing its investigation.
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