Ham Burglar Done in by Saliva

It was the perfect disguise... if it weren't
for that mouth hole that allows licking.

Katsuhiko Iwamoto (60) was arrested last August for burglarizing 27 restaurants and coffee shops between December and June. He stole money, of course, but also raided the refrigerators. On at least 7 occasions he made himself a meal before fleeing. He enjoyed ham, gyozya, etc. In all, he stole ¥2,000,000 worth of items (about $20,000). At one establishment, he made fried bean sprouts. Up to this point you're probably thinking, "Wow, cool, this guy is a modern day Robin Hood..., or something. I wonder if he wears a green pancho?" But here's where the story takes a turn for the worse. Turns out this man has no manners at all, and he didn't even do the dishes. Because of this, investigators were able to secure DNA from the spit he slobbered all over the utensils and plate he used. This ended up being his downfall. The unemployed man wined, "I don't have any money and I was hungry." One can assume the judge retorted,"Sorry, but I don't understand filthy pig language. Can we get a translator in here?"

 Source: Yomiuri Online

Buddhist Priest Kills Mother

Is this demon up to his old tricks?

FNN News reported that Hiroyuki Hatakeyama fatally stabbed his mother in Fukuoka on Saturday. I know what you're thinking, "I liked this story better when it was called Oedipus Rex and the mom killed herself after sleeping with her son. Also, bloody eyes and stuff." I couldn't agree with you more, but there are a few details that make this story slightly interesting. For one, the son was the head priest of a Buddhist temple. Granted, this probably just means that his family owned the temple and he was forced to be a priest (he killed her in their home on the temple grounds), but I thought most priests weren't into murder. Second, the man is 61 and the mother was 85. I guess this means the old adage, "A son over forty never stabs his mother in the gut," just isn't true. Lastly, the only quote I've seen from the man is, "My mother was always nagging me, so I stabbed her in the stomach with the intention of murdering her." It will be interesting to see how the court rules in this case. It sounds like the mother really had it coming.