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日本語/Japanese  Thu 10/05 21:34 JST
Went to get some groceries in armor as usual and saw a girl drop her purse while she was running for something or other. I nabbed the wallet and ran after her but alas I don’t think stormtroopers were designed to run and before I knew it she had disappeared into the night.
There was a police station nearby (known as Kouban (交番(こうばん)) but often spelt as “Koban”) so I decided to hand it in. What I didn’t know is how long I was going to be there…

First off you get asked questions about yourself and what you was doing etc and you get the feeling that they are trying to nail you for stealing somebody’s purse! I was asked for my ID, phone number and address etc. The police then proceeded to put on a pair of white gloves and start to remove the contents of the purse in front me. They counted how much money was inside ( in this case it was about 2,000 yen ) and asked me to confirm the amount and then asked me to sign something to say that I had picked up the purse on XXX and there was XXX amount of money inside yada yada.

At the end of all this they said that they would try to get the purse back to the owner but if they couldn’t then I was entitled to keep the contents of the purse after two weeks had passed. I said that I wasn’t interested in the contents but after spending all that time at the Koban, I wasn’t going to leave until I got a picture with one of the officers ^^;
The officer said that they don’t really allow pictures of them to be taken so I promised not to show the picture to a single soul and then whispered under my breath “apart to my few thousand readers”...
The take aways from this post are:-
  • If you really don’t have the time then don’t hand anything you find into the police – you will be there for a ages.
  • Police don’t seem to be good at taking photos…
Japanese Police (click to enlarge)
Polls
Red October in Elk Grove, CA USA
Well done trooper. Lord Vader will be please. Japan will be under the empire control. Haa haa haa!
(ID #39873) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
eddie in Tokyo
"I wasn’t going to leave until I got a picture with one of the officers"

Hahahahahaha... you crazy, man...
(ID #39874) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Leo in San Francisco
From your pose, it looks like your about to strangle the officer. 
(ID #39875) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
The Police must've given you weird looks about the stormtrooper outfit.
(ID #39876) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
lol, I'd given my PG strike's arms just to see the faces on the cops when they saw you walk in in armour. ^^ I happened to chance upon someone else money before as well. I made a post on my blog about it then, 
http://marvinryan.com/blog/2006/08/04/whoa-100-bucks-cool/
just in case you're interested. ^^
you did a great thing Danny, good karma is upon you, may gundams and figurines rain upon you from the heavens one day. ^^ and hopefully you'd be wearing your stormtrooper helmet when it actually happens.
(^o^)v
(ID #39877) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Alafista in Singapore
ZOMG ... that was simply classic ... how did u manage to walk in with a stromtrooper costume ... lol ... it must be difficult for them to take u seriously .... if i was the officer I would think its some prank TV show lol

Man ... simply classic ... keep up the good work
(ID #39878) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Chopper Dave in Medford, Oregon
Ive found money at school before. I turned it in and in about a month it was all mine...I got it back around lunch time so I ate like a king for a day :P
(ID #39879) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
FinalFusion in Chicago, Illinois
They weren't interested, at all, in the reason you were dressed as a Stormtrooper?
That is just too funny!
I wish someone had that on film!
(ID #39880) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
sorry for posting a second time,
but I felt the need to mention this: for the idiot in the hate mail section who called Danny names and said that all he cared about is money. what do you have to say for yourself now? I wonder if you would have done any better?
(ID #39881) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
henry in manila, philippines
well those are the exact characteristics common to all policemen! maybe that is the reason why less and less people were really into them when trouble comes...
(ID #39883) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
morihubon in 徳島
警官の方に理解してもらったみたいで良かったです。
しかし、街中をその姿で歩くとは、スバラシく愉快ですね。

# 「仕事、専攻など」に愉快な文字列が自動的に埋め込まれたのは、仕様ですか?
(ID #39886) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
ellcy90 in 名古屋
こんばんは、ダニーさん
なかなか撮れないツーショットですね!
良く許可してくれましたねー(^^)
(ID #39888) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Winn Sevilla
good thing they didnt arrest you for illegal possession of firearms...
(ID #39893) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Arekusu in The lost woods
I bet that livened up their day, i mean its not every day a stormtrooper walks into the police station now is it? ^_^
(ID #39896) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Maron in Hong Kong
really funny
(ID #39897) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
ninjascience in secret hq
that jives with my impression of all government employees over there, they don't seem to have enough to do.
(ID #39901) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
nodle in America
Funny!
(ID #39903) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Lunch in London,
Great story :)

One thing, though: what on earth are you doing walking the streets as a Stormtrooper?
(ID #39904) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
It's worth all that for the pic.

Just to keep things in perspective, if you wandered into a police station in the States dressed like that -- you'd be spending the night there.
(ID #39905) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Danny in Tokyo
Kai,
I'd probably be shot wouldnt I?!

Lunch,
Its just a habit I acquired over time lol

ellcy90さん、
最初はだめと言われたけど、なんとかお願いして撮れた。

morihubonさん、
あれは使用ですね。コメントフォームはもうちょっとで変えます。

FinalFusion, Alafista,
They did ask ^^. I just said I attended a nearby event.
(ID #39907) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
sounds like Japanese police dont really have that much work to do, which I think is a good thing!! Over here handing in of something would never happen and if you went to a police station in trooper gear, you'd probably end up spending time behind bars with serious criminals who would probably do BAD BAD things to you......
(ID #39928) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
F.R.A.M.E. (a.k.a. Alpha-88 in Manila
I've been lucky once to find a bag full of money, while I was out testing my ARC Trooper Armor. I would have kept it but I had a sudden attack of conscience and it told me to find the person who owned it.

It took me three hours to find that person. And all the people aroud were very surprised to see an ARC Trooper stomping around the street. Especially the owner of the bag.
Destiny
keep it danny the next time ....or go back and get afew more picturs
(ID #39988) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
Boris in Maryland, USA
hahah you are such an angel :-) well atlest you cut his face and id badge out fo the pic so its not bad :-) hehehhehe
(ID #41276) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:11
DEXTER
i have nothin to say about japanese popo(police)!popo is popo everywhere in the world!
(ID #44048) Posted on 2007/02/10 22:21
DJExSek in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Network security professional
Registered on 2007/11/05 11:39
Sort of relevant to the Wendy's japan post. I was eating at mcdonalds for lunch and as i watched some lady walk out she dropped a 50/and two 20$ bills, so i went out picked them up and she had already driven away so i kept them ;D.
(ID #62308) Posted on 2007/11/06 02:16
atr360 in my house...
web surfer (no pay)
Registered on 2007/11/13 23:55
i love the freaking sweet laughing man censorship!!1 (^_^) good idea!! 
(ID #63673) Posted on 2007/11/15 16:39
laughingman in Canada
McMaster Student Fall 08
Registered on 2007/11/18 11:46
To below:
i am the laughingman
(ID #69992) Posted on 2008/01/17 17:13
Red October in Elk Grove, CA USA
Well done trooper. Lord Vader will be please. Japan will be under the empire control. Haa haa haa!
(ID #81877) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
eddie in Tokyo
"I wasn’t going to leave until I got a picture with one of the officers"

Hahahahahaha... you crazy, man...
(ID #81878) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Leo in San Francisco
From your pose, it looks like your about to strangle the officer. 
(ID #81879) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
The Police must've given you weird looks about the stormtrooper outfit.
(ID #81880) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
lol, I'd given my PG strike's arms just to see the faces on the cops when they saw you walk in in armour. ^^ I happened to chance upon someone else money before as well. I made a post on my blog about it then, 
http://marvinryan.com/blog/2006/08/04/whoa-100-bucks-cool/
just in case you're interested. ^^
you did a great thing Danny, good karma is upon you, may gundams and figurines rain upon you from the heavens one day. ^^ and hopefully you'd be wearing your stormtrooper helmet when it actually happens.
(^o^)v
(ID #81881) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Alafista in Singapore
ZOMG ... that was simply classic ... how did u manage to walk in with a stromtrooper costume ... lol ... it must be difficult for them to take u seriously .... if i was the officer I would think its some prank TV show lol

Man ... simply classic ... keep up the good work
(ID #81882) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Chopper Dave in Medford, Oregon
Ive found money at school before. I turned it in and in about a month it was all mine...I got it back around lunch time so I ate like a king for a day :P
(ID #81883) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
FinalFusion in Chicago, Illinois
They weren't interested, at all, in the reason you were dressed as a Stormtrooper?
That is just too funny!
I wish someone had that on film!
(ID #81884) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
sorry for posting a second time,
but I felt the need to mention this: for the idiot in the hate mail section who called Danny names and said that all he cared about is money. what do you have to say for yourself now? I wonder if you would have done any better?
(ID #81885) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
henry in manila, philippines
well those are the exact characteristics common to all policemen! maybe that is the reason why less and less people were really into them when trouble comes...
(ID #81887) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
morihubon in 徳島
警官の方に理解してもらったみたいで良かったです。
しかし、街中をその姿で歩くとは、スバラシく愉快ですね。

# 「仕事、専攻など」に愉快な文字列が自動的に埋め込まれたのは、仕様ですか?
(ID #81890) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
ellcy90 in 名古屋
こんばんは、ダニーさん
なかなか撮れないツーショットですね!
良く許可してくれましたねー(^^)
(ID #81892) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Winn Sevilla
good thing they didnt arrest you for illegal possession of firearms...
(ID #81897) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Arekusu in The lost woods
I bet that livened up their day, i mean its not every day a stormtrooper walks into the police station now is it? ^_^
(ID #81900) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Maron in Hong Kong
really funny
(ID #81901) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
ninjascience in secret hq
that jives with my impression of all government employees over there, they don't seem to have enough to do.
(ID #81905) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
nodle in America
Funny!
(ID #81907) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Lunch in London,
Great story :)

One thing, though: what on earth are you doing walking the streets as a Stormtrooper?
(ID #81908) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
It's worth all that for the pic.

Just to keep things in perspective, if you wandered into a police station in the States dressed like that -- you'd be spending the night there.
(ID #81909) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Danny in Tokyo
Kai,
I'd probably be shot wouldnt I?!

Lunch,
Its just a habit I acquired over time lol

ellcy90さん、
最初はだめと言われたけど、なんとかお願いして撮れた。

morihubonさん、
あれは使用ですね。コメントフォームはもうちょっとで変えます。

FinalFusion, Alafista,
They did ask ^^. I just said I attended a nearby event.
(ID #81911) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
sounds like Japanese police dont really have that much work to do, which I think is a good thing!! Over here handing in of something would never happen and if you went to a police station in trooper gear, you'd probably end up spending time behind bars with serious criminals who would probably do BAD BAD things to you......
(ID #81932) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
F.R.A.M.E. (a.k.a. Alpha-88 in Manila
I've been lucky once to find a bag full of money, while I was out testing my ARC Trooper Armor. I would have kept it but I had a sudden attack of conscience and it told me to find the person who owned it.

It took me three hours to find that person. And all the people aroud were very surprised to see an ARC Trooper stomping around the street. Especially the owner of the bag.
Destiny
keep it danny the next time ....or go back and get afew more picturs
(ID #81992) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
Boris in Maryland, USA
hahah you are such an angel :-) well atlest you cut his face and id badge out fo the pic so its not bad :-) hehehhehe
(ID #83280) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:00
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