Stolen watch worth $290,000 returned to store with apology note
Summary
A Tokyo shop received back a luxury watch worth about $290,000 after it was stolen by a man posing as a customer. The package included a handwritten apology, but police are still searching for the suspect and believe the name and address on the package were false.Key Facts
- The stolen watch was an Audemars Piguet timepiece.
- The theft happened last week at a store in Tokyo.
- The suspect tried on the watch and fled with it still on his wrist.
- The store received a package containing the watch and a handwritten apology note.
- A serial number reportedly confirmed that the returned watch was the stolen one.
- Police believe the name and address written on the package are fake.
- Police have advised watch stores to display replicas and strengthen display cases after earlier thefts at the same shopping complex.
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