Naha Police seeks information on attempted robbery suspect

Naha Police, asking help from the public to solve an aborted robbery that took place Feb. 26th in Omoromachi, Naha City, has released an image taken from a security camera of a man who made the robbery attempt.

The man in the picture is suspected of trying to rob a convenience store threatening a worker of the store with a cutter knife.

According to Naha Police, the man is of uncertain age, 165 cm tall and average weight or maybe skinny.  During the incident, he wore a black facemask, black long-sleeved shirt and black long pants.  He also had white gloves and brownish shoes.  The facemask, shirt and gloves were found thrown away on the yard of a building about 400 meters south of the convenience store.

Naha Police is asking people to contact them with any information about the man in the picture, by calling 098-836-0110 (ext. 331, 334 or 335).

  • Fred

    Maybe Japan Update should include in this article the photo the police released.

14:43 29 Mar , 2024