Former Tokyo police chief Tsuchida dies at 77

Former Tokyo police chief Tsuchida dies at 77

Former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) chief Kuniyasu Tsuchida died of cancer of the pancreas Sunday morning at a Tokyo hospital, his family said. he was 77. During Tsuchida's more than 19 years at the MPD, many sensational crimes occurred, including the 1968 robbery of 300 million yen in Fuchu, western Tokyo, and a series of bombings of company buildings in 1974.

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                      Former Tokyo police chief Tsuchida dies at 77

                      Former Tokyo police chief Tsuchida dies at 77

                      Former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) chief Kuniyasu Tsuchida died of cancer of the pancreas Sunday morning at a Tokyo hospital, his family said. he was 77. During Tsuchida's more than 19 years at the MPD, many sensational crimes occurred, including the 1968 robbery of 300 million yen in Fuchu, western Tokyo, and a series of bombings of company buildings in 1974.