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Police koban door smashed, baton stolen while officer sleeps
JapanToday -- June 8, 2013
Police in Chiba said Saturday that the glass door of a koban was smashed and a police baton stolen early in the morning on Friday.
TBS reported that the koban, situated in front of Kamatori Station in Midori Ward, was broken into at around 3 a.m. by unknown assailants who used a chunk of concrete to break the front glass in order to unlock the door. Once inside, the burglars stole a police baton that had been left on a desk...more...
Police officer leaves loaded firearm in supermarket toilet
JapanToday -- June 8, 2013
A head patrol officer in Hokkaido was officially disciplined this week after it was reported that he left a firearm loaded with live ammunition in a public toilet.
The man, an officer in his 20s, left his loaded revolver in a supermarket toilet in Kitami on May 7... the officer did not realize the firearm was missing until a supermarket employee handed it in to the police station an hour and a half later...more...
