A 58-year-old, divorced man was caught stealing from two unmanned stores in Japan, a meat store and a fried chicken store, by inserting flyers into the payment boxes instead of paying with cash. The man, who lived alone and claimed to be struggling financially, stole a total of approximately 50,000 yen (around $360 USD) from the two stores. He was caught after a stakeout by the store owners and Hitstaff, a team that investigates and solves crimes. The man admitted to the crime and was taken to the police station, where he filed a damage report and was later sent to the prosecutor's office for suspicion of theft.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A thief was stealing products from an unmanned meat store by inserting flyers instead of paying with bills.
2. The thief had stolen products worth approximately 16,000 yen from the meat store.
3. The thief had also stolen from another unmanned sales location, a fried chicken store, about a 5-minute walk from the meat store.
4. The thief used the same method of inserting flyers instead of paying at the fried chicken store.
5. The total damage to the two stores was approximately 50,000 yen.
6. The thief was a 58-year-old divorced man who lived alone.
7. The thief claimed he stole because he was having a hard time making a living.
8. The thief was caught on camera and admitted to the crime.
9. The thief was taken to the police station and filed a damage report.
10. The case was sent to the prosecutor's office for suspicion of theft.
11. The unmanned meat store opened in September last year and sells ice cream and other items.
12. The store's security camera caught the thief on multiple occasions, including on February 14th.
13. The thief would take products and then put a flyer in the fare box instead of paying.
14. The thief had stolen products from the meat store 18 times, but claimed to have stolen 56 times.
15. The police arrived at the scene and took the thief away.