text_combined: user7gvcceaschallengecc quite bizarre httpaskmetafiltercom72827stolencarreturnedwithinminuteswhy help solve somewhat bizarre mysterious crime heres background story friend owns latemodel minivan good condition van parked basement 3rd level b3 parking garage tokyo dome hotel adjacent tokyo dome sports arena downtown tokyo seats 55000 people well amusement park small shopping mall heres link map showing position hotel dome surroundings hotel fully booked japanese holiday period registered guests hotel would able gain access hotel parking garage friend lives tokyo able park day however relative working hotel gave pass family came hotel dinner arriving around 4pm returned garage around 9pm evening went retrieve car couldnt find b3 level shed parked wondering shed confused parking place went one level b2 found van aside fact wrong floor noticed parked frontend whereas backed van parking place b3 level car locked nothing seemed remiss traces broken nothing car baby seat miscellaneous kids toys etc missing friend went first hotel personnel called police police arrived hotel inspected car dusted fingerprints took fingerprint samples compare questioned details speaking around 10pm til around 1am told dusted fingerprints steering wheel gear shift found nothing surveillance tapes police showed friend show man driving garage minivan 630pm tapes also show man dressed identically appears different person also according police viewed tapes returning 12 minutes later 642pm tapes show man driving palms hands andor forearms leave prints although weather hot day man men wearing unbuttoned dress shirt tshirt plus baseball cap police told friend shirt tail wouldve used work gearshift leave prints man kind pass hotel guest would order leave garage vehicle return vehicle pass also necessary gain entrance hotel building garage man also seen surveillance tapes shot inside hotel street layout hoteldome complex requires driver take rather roundabout route circling dome order get complex onto city streets route takes approximately 10 minutes car gone garage 12 minutes safe say didnt go far one last thing tokyo cops talked friend told guys seemed professionsl told theyd probably never caught would someone steal car garage keep short time returned quickly another person identical clothing j wed 06 aug 2008 014534 0100 crime conundrum