Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe ROME, June 13 (UPI) -- Police in Italy arrested a Russian man who, dressed as a Japanese ninja warrior, allegedly terrorized rural northern Italy with late-night robberies. The thief dressed all in black with a knife strapped to his leg and carrying a bow and arrows had been terrorizing farmers by smashing into their homes and demanding cash and valuables, a BBC correspondent reported. Advertisement He was emulating Japanese ninjas, who were specially trained in martial arts and weaponry and used as spies and assassins in the 14th century. A suspect was arrested Monday night when an elderly farmer startled a thief by discharging a rifle. The alleged thief fled on a bicycle but was chased and caught by police in a nearby deserted farmhouse, the report said. The suspect was identified as a former member of the Russian army. He apparently had his literature confused, as the suspect told police he modeled himself on Robin Hood, who rather than stealing from the poor, stole from the rich to give to the poor.
