{"id":163040,"date":"2024-05-15T17:44:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163040&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-05-15T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:44:04","slug":"two-more-arrested-in-fukuoka-iron-plate-theft-ring","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/two-more-arrested-in-fukuoka-iron-plate-theft-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Two More Arrested in Fukuoka Iron Plate Theft Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested two additional suspects involved in a theft ring accused of stealing iron plates from construction sites across Fukuoka Prefecture. On May 14, authorities raided a precious metal recycling firm suspected of purchasing the stolen goods, unearthing 171 buried iron plates. The arrested couple, suspected of stealing plates worth approximately 750,000 yen from a dumpsite in Saga City last July, are part of a group linked to 31 cases totaling damages of 35 million yen. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=12501384&amp;ymd=2024-05-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163030\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_iron-plate-theif_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=900%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_iron-plate-theif_2024_cl.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_iron-plate-theif_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/fnn_iron-plate-theif_2024_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested two additional suspects involved in a theft ring accused of stealing iron plates from construction sites across&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":163027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163040","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}