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Irregular News for 10.11.05
Japan -- An old man suspected of having released the air from tires on about 100 bicycles over the past six months has been arrested, police said.
The 79-year-old retiree, whose name has not been released, was arrested for willful destruction of property as he allegedly damaged the valve from a bicycle tire in Chiba's Wakaba-ku on Sunday.
The old man, who lives with his wife and adult daughter, admits to the allegations.
"Nobody will give me any time and I was feeling lonely," he said.
Police said the old man was arrested on Sunday afternoon for destructing the valve from a tire on a bicycle belonging to a 32-year-old man, who had parked it in Wakaba-ku.
About 100 copycat incidents have been reported in the area since April. A Wakaba-ku neighborhood association had complained to the police, who had been on the lookout for whoever was removing valves from bicycle tires.
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Japan -- An old man suspected of having released the air from tires on about 100 bicycles over the past six months has been arrested, police said.
The 79-year-old retiree, whose name has not been released, was arrested for willful destruction of property as he allegedly damaged the valve from a bicycle tire in Chiba's Wakaba-ku on Sunday.
The old man, who lives with his wife and adult daughter, admits to the allegations.
"Nobody will give me any time and I was feeling lonely," he said.
Police said the old man was arrested on Sunday afternoon for destructing the valve from a tire on a bicycle belonging to a 32-year-old man, who had parked it in Wakaba-ku.
About 100 copycat incidents have been reported in the area since April. A Wakaba-ku neighborhood association had complained to the police, who had been on the lookout for whoever was removing valves from bicycle tires.
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