Kirk here with some local "foreign crime" news. You may recall a false alarm about a couple of "foreign criminals" about a month ago:
This case may very well turn out NOT to be a false alarm but, nonetheless, it seems rather problematic to me. In regard to the clothing the suspect is reported to have been wearing, details are provided: "a dark-colored short-sleeved shirt and dark-colored pants." They didn't just say something vague like "he was not wearing red" which would apply to a very large group of people. So why only say "thought not to be Japanese"? If there was something about him -- like a particular manner of speaking or something specific about his appearance -- that indicated "foreigner", why not identify it, just as the specifics regarding clothing were identified? Without such specific information doesn't that make all males one is unfamiliar with who seem in some way to be "foreign" suspicious, and requiring "reporting it to the police"?
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Man carrying a knife flees in Yatsushiro City; whereabouts still unknown
Distributed Sunday, May 17, 11:30 a.m.
At around 10:00 p.m. on the 16th, police began searching for a man who reportedly fled while carrying what appeared to be a knife near Koganaka-machi in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture. As of 11:00 a.m. on the 17th, the man’s whereabouts were still unknown, and police were urging nearby residents to be careful.
According to police, at around 10:00 p.m. on the 16th, they received a report saying that “some kind of dispute is taking place,” and when they arrived at the scene, they found an injured man. According to the fire department, the man had injuries to his head and hand, but his life is not in danger. Meanwhile, a man believed to be a foreign national fled while carrying what appeared to be a knife, and police are searching for him. The relationship between the man who fled and the injured man is not known.
The man who fled was reportedly wearing a dark-colored short-sleeved shirt and dark-colored pants, and as of 11:00 a.m. on the 17th, he had still not been found.
Police are urging residents to take crime-prevention measures, including making sure the doors and windows of their homes are securely locked, leaving the area immediately if they see a suspicious person, and reporting it to the police.