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NPA to offer rewards for tips The National Police Agency posted bulletins May 1 announcing rewards of up to ¥3 million each for tips leading to the resolution of five unsolved crimes, including murders and murder-robberies that took place in Chiba and three other prefectures between 1997 and 2006. It is the first time the NPA has resorted to offering rewards to solve cold cases. Rewards for tips are usually offered by families of crime victims or groups of retired police officers. This new tactic is seen as a response to a changing social environment in which detectives are finding it more difficult to solve cases through traditional investigative methods, such as door-to-door interviews, the NPA said.
The Japan Times Weekly: May 5, 2007 |
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