Hokkaido Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing US$350 Worth of Gundam Goods to Resell

 

Never mess with Giant Robots because they always go back to the maker, for one reason or another! Hokkaido Television Broadcasting reported on May 5 that a 22-year-old male office worker supposedly from Hakodate in Japan’s north has been arrested on suspicion of stealing 47,520 yen (US$350) worth of Mobile Suit Gundam plastic models.

 

According to police, the man allegedly stole the two Gundam plastic models on May 1 at 2 PM from a bookstore in Hakodate. Shortly after, those same figures were found being resold at second-hand stores around the city, leading to the man being arrested on May 4 due to matching CCTV footage between the two stores.

 

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The man admitted to the charges of theft to the police, saying “I stole them for the purpose of reselling it because I wanted money to play.” It was not revealed which models were stolen in the heist.

 

Source: Hokkaido Television Broadcasting

 

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.