More than 60 copper plates were stolen from the top of a fence at a shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Police are investigating whether the theft was motivated by high copper prices.
The incident occurred at Azuma Shrine in Ninomiya Town, Kanagawa Prefecture. Last Monday (May 4), a shrine janitor discovered that several copper plates had vanished from the roof of the main hall’s surrounding wall. Footprints were left at the scene, and the janitor immediately reported the matter to the police. The stolen copper plates were originally secured with nails and are believed to have been pried off using tools. The stolen plates weigh a total of 200 kilograms and have a market value of approximately JPY 400,000, equivalent to about HK$20,000.
Local police believe the theft was motivated by the recent surge in metal prices; no arrests have been made so far.
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