SHIRAKO, Chiba -- A police officer is receiving treatment for stab wounds after a man knifed him because he caught him siphoning gasoline from a car here, police said.
Chiba Prefectural Police sergeant Yoshihiro Shimada, 44, is expected to make a recovery from stab wounds to his chest and stomach.
Arata Okazawa was arrested for attempted murder and for breaking the Swords and Firearms Control Law after he allegedly attacked the policeman.
Okazawa, 58, unemployed of no fixed address, denies the allegations.
"I had no intention of killing him," he told the police.
Shirako has recently seen a spate of gasoline siphoning incidents and police were on their guard to try and find the culprit. Shimada had been working on the case since July.
Police said Shimada found Okazawa siphoning gas from a car parked near a Shirako apartment not long after 2 a.m. Monday and approached him to question him over his behavior. But
Okazawa whipped out a knife and stabbed Shimada twice, police said, adding that two other officers overpowered the suspect and arrested him.
Police are questioning Okazawa about his involvement in other siphoning cases.
Mainichi
October 22, 2007
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