警察官けいさつかんが職務しょくむ中ちゅうに現金げんきん窃盗せっとう 警視庁けいしちょうが2人にん懲戒ちょうかい免職めんしょく

It was discovered that a police sergeant from the Shinjuku Police Station had been stealing cash from patients belongings at a hospital he visited for work.

It was also revealed that a police officer from Takao Police Station had stolen cash from the home of a woman who had come to the police box for consultation, and on the 27th, the Metropolitan Police Department dismissed both of them from their positions as a disciplinary measure.

This year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has seen a series of cases where police officers have been found committing theft while on duty.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a 43-year-old male sergeant from the Shinjuku Police Station Community Affairs Division stole 160,000 yen in cash from the belongings of a man in his 80s who was receiving treatment for injuries at a hospital in Shinjuku Ward this February.

They headed to the hospital in a police car to ask the man about how he was injured, but during that time, a nurse rummaged through the mans belongings, which had been organized on a shelf, and stole cash that was in an envelope.

A 32-year-old male police officer working at a police box under the jurisdiction of the Takao Police Station went to the home of a woman in her 80s living in Hachioji City this May, after she came to the police box to consult about “money missing from her house.” While pretending to help her look for it, he allegedly stole 20,000 yen in cash from her bag.

The Metropolitan Police Department has referred these two individuals to prosecutors on suspicion of theft and, as of the 27th, has dismissed them from their positions as a disciplinary measure.

This year at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a sergeant from the Kamata Police Station was arrested for breaking into the room of a person who had died alone and stealing 30 million yen in cash. In addition, an inspector from the First Investigation Division was arrested for repeatedly stealing cash at fire scenes. Scandals like these have been occurring one after another.

The Metropolitan Police Department told NHK, It is outrageous for a police officer to commit a crime while on duty, and we have dealt with it strictly.