Disability News Japan Podcast: Kyoto Police Officer Confesses to Stealing Cash from People with Dementia

From Barrier Free Japan

November 20 2023

KYOTO – A Kyoto Prefectural Police Officer, who was arrested for stealing cash from the scene of an investigation, told police that he had visited other homes of elderly people with dementia under the guise of crime prevention guidance and stole cash, according to interviews with investigators.

The police are investigating whether there are any additional crimes, but in an interview with an investigator, it was learned that he had explained to the investigator that he had visited the home of an elderly dementia patient in the name of providing crime prevention guidance, and had stolen cash.

Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/11/16/kyoto-police-officer-arrested-on-suspicion-of-theft-during-investigation-suspected-of-stealing-from-the-home-of-an-elderly-person-with-dementia/