連続強盗で合同捜査本部設置へ　４都県警、指示系統解明目指す―警視庁など

　首都圏で相次ぎ発生した強盗事件で、警視庁と埼玉、神奈川、千葉各県警が合同捜査本部を設置する方針を固めたことが１７日、捜査関係者への取材で分かった。共同捜査本部から格上げし、指示系統やグループの実態解明を目指す。
　捜査関係者によると、警視庁からは強盗事件を担当する捜査１課のほか、特殊詐欺や窃盗、組織犯罪などを担当する部門も参加し、連携して捜査するという。
　首都圏では８月下旬から１０月初旬にかけ、関連が疑われる強盗事件が７件発生。４都県警は今月９日付で共同捜査本部を設置し、捜査を進めていた。（2024/10/17-19:58）

Police in Tokyo and the nearby prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba will upgrade their joint investigation headquarters for a series of robbery cases in the Tokyo metropolitan area since this summer, investigative sources said Thursday.
   The four police departments launched the joint headquarters on Oct. 9, after seven robberies with possible links occurred between late August and early October.
   However, more robbery cases have occurred since then, including those in the Chiba cities of Funabashi and Shiroi. There was also a possible robbery case in Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa, in which a 75-year-old man was found dead with his hands and feet bound in his home.
   In connection with the series of robberies, police have arrested a total of about 25 people. It has been learned that they received instructions from several accounts on Signal, a highly confidential communication app.
   The investigation headquarters is working to uncover the structure and other details of a possible robbery syndicate.