Police seek suspect in smartphone and cash theft spree

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L'essentiel

Osaka Prefectural Police have issued a public appeal for Fujiwara Tomoki, 28, suspected of orchestrating a series of thefts targeting offices and stores across Osaka Prefecture.
The thefts, which occurred between late February and late May, involved the theft of approximately 50,000 yen in cash and 60 smartphones.

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Osaka Prefectural Police have issued a public appeal for Tomoki Fujiwara, 28, who is suspected of orchestrating a series of thefts targeting offices and stores in Osaka Prefecture. The crimes involved the theft of cash and smartphones.

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堺市の事務所と大阪府泉南市の店舗からスマートフォンや現金が盗まれた事件で、府警は3日、実行役の大学生らに窃盗を指示したとして、住居・職業不詳、藤原朋輝容疑者（28）を公開手配した。身長約172センチで、左肩から腕にかけてなど3カ所に入れ墨があるという。

捜査3課によると、藤原容疑者は実行役の大学生（18）や指示役の暴力団組員（29）らと共謀。今年3月、堺市の事務所に侵入し現金約5万円などを盗んだほか、泉南市の店舗からスマホ60台を盗んだ疑いが持たれている。

府内では2月下旬から5月末までで同様の被害が約60件確認されており、関連を調べる。

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Tomoki Fujiwara will be apprehended.
Probable · En quelques semaines

Questions ouvertes

What is the full extent of Fujiwara's involvement in the thefts?
Are there other individuals involved who have not yet been identified?
What led to the identification of Fujiwara as the alleged mastermind?
What is the current status of the investigation into the approximately 60 similar cases?