Man Nabbed Trying to Rob Convenience Store Next to Police Station

The police have reported that an 18-year-old, armed with a knife, tried his luck robbing a convenience store right next to a police station in Oita Prefecture yesterday afternoon. The chap went on to threaten the store clerk, ordering them to hand over the cash. Shaken, the clerk dashed out of the shop, and the young man didn’t get far before officers doing their rounds nabbed him.

Online, people are having a good laugh about this botched heist, with many saying things like, "This belongs in a comedy skit."

These days in Japan, robberies have declined significantly to around 1,000 cases a year. Still, attempting a stick-up next to a police box in the middle of the day is definitely something new.

Japanese (日本語)

交番こうばん横よこのコンビニで強盗ごうとうしようとした男おとこが逮捕たいほ

警察けいさつによると、昨日きのうの昼ひる間ま、大分県おおいたけんの交番こうばん横よこのコンビニで刃物はものを持もった１８歳さいの男おとこが立たち寄より、店員てんいんに対たいし「金かねを出だせ」と脅おどしたとのこと。店員てんいんは驚おどろいてその場ばから逃にげ出だし、男おとこはパトロール中ちゅうの警官けいかんに現行犯げんこうはん逮捕たいほされた。

ネット上じょうではこの馬鹿ばかな強盗ごうとうに対たいし、「コントに出でてきそうな話はなし」などと話題わだいが上あがっています。

現代げんだいの日本にほんで強盗ごうとう事件じけんが起おこるのは年間ねんかん1000件けん程度ていどとかなり少すくなくなってきましたが、昼間ひるまに交番こうばん横よこで強盗ごうとうしようとしたのは彼かれだけでしょうね。

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