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14 Juin 2014
June 12, 2014
1,200 burglaries at Fukushima evacuated areas
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140613_05.html
Police have recorded a large number of burglaries in areas evacuated after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in 2011.
Fukushima police arrested a 34-year-old man on Thursday on suspicion of stealing clothes from an empty apartment in the town of Tomioka. The town is south of the plant and is designated an evacuation zone due to nuclear fallout.
Police searched the man's home in Tamura, Fukushima prefecture. They confiscated more than 3,000 stolen items, including precious metals.
The man confessed to more than 100 counts of burglary, saying it was easy to steal in evacuated areas where no people were watching.
Police say in the first five months of the year, 90 cases of burglary were reported in 8 municipalities surrounding the crippled plant. It says the total figure since 2011 is about 1,200.
Police say they will increase patrols of the area.
Jun. 12, 2014 - Updated 21:18 UTC
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