Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 28-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of trespassing and attempted theft after he tried to steal shoes from the entrance at a house.
The incident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at the house in Kita Ward, Hokkaido Broadcasting Corp reported. The front door was unlocked at the time.
According to police, a woman living in the house called 110 and said,”My husband has caught a stranger who entered our house.”
Police quoted the man as saying,”I entered the house to steal shoes after searching the shoe rack.”
© Japan Today
