Chiba Police Arrest 35-Year-Old for Rental Car Fraud with Forged License

On July 23, 2026, a 35‑year‑old man was arrested by the Funabashi East Police in Chiba Prefecture for fraudulently obtaining a rental car. The suspect used a forged driver’s license bearing another person’s name and falsified a rental contract to present the document to a rental‑car shop in Itabashi, Tokyo. Police charged him with forging official documents, using forged documents, and fraud. The arrest was recorded by the Chiba Prefectural Police as part of their ongoing efforts to combat document‑related crimes.

The case highlights the use of counterfeit identification in rental‑service scams and underscores the coordination between local police jurisdictions in the Kanto region.