U.S. Soldier and Base Worker Accused of Robbing $65k from Exchange Shop Outside of Camp Foster

This soldier’s commander must have gave himself a facepalm after getting the phone call about this:

Police say two mask-wearing perpetrators robbed this currency exchange store across from Camp Foster, Okinawa, Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Two people who live and work at Kadena Air Base are suspected of making off with nearly $65,000 in the armed robbery of a currency exchange shop on Okinawa.

The business, which isn’t far from Camp Foster’s front gate, was robbed by two mask-wearing perpetrators about 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to an Okinawa Police spokesman who spoke on a customary condition of anonymity.

One or both of the suspects went behind the shop’s counter while brandishing a knife-like object, threatened an employee and demanded money, the spokesman said. They ran out with $64,700 in Japanese and U.S. currency. No one was injured.

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setnaffa
setnaffa
4 years ago

My math might be bad; but $65,000.00 is a pretty cheap haul if it nets the two 20 years in a Japanese prison.

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