Japanese news show uses toys to reenact crime
A FTV 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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Categories: General Japan
Escaped Ostrich Becomes Roadkill in Osaka
A pet ostrich met an unfortunate end in Osaka the other day:
NEYAGAWA, Osaka — One of two ostriches that escaped from their cage here died after being hit by a car on a national highway here, police said.
At around 2:20 p.m. on Friday, prefectural police received an emergency call from a resident in Neyagawa, reporting that there were ostriches running around on Route 1.
One of them died after being hit by a car on the highway, while another was caught by a local resident by the time officers arrived.
Categories: Odd / Strange