akisu : update

As I wrote in a previous post here, they caught the guys that broke into our apartment. 4 Chinese on student visas.

The police came yesterday to show us the things that were found in their possession, just in case some of the items were ours. (We had planned to go down to check it out, but the police came to us because they didn't want us to make the trip all the way to Kobe, just in case nothing was found.) Unfortunately, none of the possessions were ours.

They showed us their mug shots and told us about how these people went about their business. Apparently, they would meet at an internet cafe then plan what they would do and who would do what.

Someone once told me that Chinese students come over on student visas then try to get jobs instead of going to school. Since they cannot find jobs with student visas, they turn to crime.

Hopefully the police will be able to catch others involved in such crimes and I hope that all of the possessions that they showed us will be able to be returned to their rightful owners.

I asked them if they advertise that they found items, but the police said that they don't. Only if someone puts in a report would they contact the person to see if what they've recovered was theirs.

Apparently from last July until this January (when they were caught), these guys did over 100 jobs! Anyway, they are behind bars, and hopefully they will be sent back to their country.

Our apartment complex got a "make-over" while I was away. Before the burglary, we had these "walls". The police mentioned that with these, it made it hard for them to see things when they patrolled.

So, while I was in Hawaii, the management guy took them all down. Kind of feels "wide open" and "public", but hopefully it will deter others from trying to make other lives miserable.

Hope your week is going well.