Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested a former male employee on suspicion of stealing an envelope containing cash during moving work. The alleged offense was stealing approximately ¥550,000 in cash from a home in Nishinomiya on 20 October.
Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested former employee Masuda Shigeki (枡田 成樹), 37, on suspicion of stealing cash from a customer's home during moving work.
Sakai Moving Service confirmed in response to inquiries that the former employee, who had been questioned by investigators, was arrested and said it would cooperate with the investigative authorities.
The alleged offense was stealing approximately ¥550,000 in cash from an envelope at a home in Nishinomiya on the afternoon of 20 October. According to the prefectural police, the suspect partially denied the allegation, saying, "I stole ¥120,000 to ¥130,000."
A monitoring camera was installed at the site and recorded the suspect putting the envelope into a shoulder bag. 3 workers had visited the property that day, and the suspect is believed to have been in charge.