Headquarters of Kanagawa prefectural police

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The photo shows Kanagawa prefectural police headquarters in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Kanagawa prefectural police have been rocked by a string of scandals. The police said Nov. 2 that a sergeant has been fired for suspected involvement in a hit-and-run in July. Moreover, the police hid several urine test results of a former Kanagawa police officer who tested positive for stimulant drugs in 1996, police sources said Nov. 2.

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