Man arrested in Japan for stealing 5,800 bike seats over 25 years
The police were surprised to seize that many bike seats, and suspect that Suda stole them while driving from city to city
Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a truck driver on theft charges as they seized a staggering amount of 5,800 bicycle seats from a rental storage facility.
Hiroaki Suda, 57, was arrested on February 13 after a security camera caught him stealing two bike seats worth roughly ¥8,000 on November 29 and 30 from a train station and a parking lot for bicycles in Higashiosaka, reported The Japan Times.
Suda has admitted to the charges, with the police quoting him on Friday as saying, "I began to steal bike seats about 25 years ago in Tokyo and Osaka to relieve stress at work and, gradually, collecting them turned out to be fun."
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The police were surprised to seize that many bike seats, and suspect that Suda stole them while driving from city to city.
