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A Fuji TV morning news show reenacts a crime that took place in Niigata Prefecture:

A criminal fleeing from police tried to make a getaway in a construction tractor. Cop cars chased him as he sped down a road at 15 km/h (9.3 mph), occasionally backing up when he put the tractor in reverse to scare them away. Cops cornered him in a field about 1 kilometer from the starting point of the chase, where he proceeded to swing around the shovel of the vehicle, knocking over a tree and digging up some dirt. His menacing actions kept police at bay for about 40 minutes. The stand-off ended when one officer charged the vehicle and smashed its windows with a club.

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9 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - July 22, 2009 at 12:06 pm

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Comment by Ken Y-N

2009-07-22 12:52:36

It’s really useful that they put “イメージ映像” (image picture) on the broadcast as I was worrying that the police cuts had forced them to employ Playmobil people and big black glove-powered patrol cars.

(BTW, submit this to The Register as they love Playmobil!)

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Comment by Sandra

2009-07-22 13:44:31

They went brand name with that, and a quality truck! Faceless, generic dolls and a cardboard truck for the Akihabara stabbing… http://japandra.blogspot.com/2008/06/stabby.html

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Comment by binsentokun

2009-07-22 16:01:38

This reminds me of when little kids try to reenact events with toys as well. Who knew that someone could make a living doing this sort of thing!

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Comment by lovely

2009-07-22 17:17:21

this is just so JAPAN.

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Comment by Ryry

2009-07-22 20:09:21

Digging is a menacing action.

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Comment by Haf

2009-07-24 03:03:34

Wasn’t that music from Dance Dance Revolution?

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Comment by Anonymous

2009-07-24 09:49:34

Rhythm and Police, from the Bayside Shakedown (踊る大捜査線, Odoru Daisōsasen) movies. The TV series used a more Orchestra-Based Theme song.

US folks might’ve seen the TV show retitled as “The Spirited Criminal Investigative Network”.

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Comment by crew

2009-09-01 18:12:15

This is hilarious. I noted that news shows are very visual, in that they always have charts and stuff, but this is a completely new level!

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Comment by Katie

2009-09-22 08:58:02

That put a big smile on my face even if it was a bit dangerous for the rozzers involved

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