Kochi Prefectural Police Officer in His 40s Receives Pay Cut for Playing Smartphone Games 3,400 Times During Working Hours; Also Found to Have Inflated Reports of Patrol Calls
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Featured Topic: [Disciplinary Action] Police officer in his 40s secretly played games 3400 times during duty; also inflated his patrol count https://t.co/ATYKbcvNEV From March 2023 to January 2026, while working at a police box as a police sergeant, he used his smartphone
A police officer in his 40s in Kochi Prefecture has been disciplined for playing smartphone games 3,400 times while on duty. The officer, a member of the prefectural police's personnel division, received a 10% salary reduction for three months, effective September 18th. For approximately three years, starting in March 2023, the officer neglected his duties by playing games and watching anime videos on multiple smartphones 3,400 times while on du…
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