HAMAMATSU, Shizuoka -- A senior policeman was arrested on Monday for shoplifting from a drugstore here after jumping out of a window in a failed getaway attempt, investigators said.
Hidenori Ishikawa, 32, a senior policeman at the Hamamatsu-higashi Police Station, was arrested on charges of theft. He has admitted to the allegations.
According to police, Ishikawa was caught stealing candy, towels and other goods worth a total of 2,800 yen from a drugstore in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, at around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday.
He was questioned in a staff room on the second floor of the store but didn't identify himself and instead gave police a false address. Later at around 5:00 p.m., Ishikawa jumped out of a window in the room onto the ground about 3.5 meters below in an attempt to flee but was caught by police officers after running about 200 meters away.
Ishikawa sustained light injuries that will take about two weeks to heal, according to police.
The disgraced police officer, who was off duty on Sunday, was quoted by police as saying, "I went into the store to buy drinks, but when I was walking around, I wanted to get more stuff. I fled because I was afraid they were going to identify me as a policeman."
Masatoshi Aoshima, head of the Hamamatsu-higashi Police Station, said, "It is an act unworthy of a policeman and it's highly regrettable. We'd like to deeply apologize to prefectural citizens."
October 5, 2007
Mainichi
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