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StellarCrowandClaude Fable 5.1 439e83a4cb feat(sources): Wayback pass, automatic trimming, detention rule, ten cases re-sourced 
Second and third rounds on the dossier pipeline, reviewed locally before commit.

Retrieval
- wayback_pass.py: retries every BLOCKED/DEAD/THIN/ERROR linked source through
  the Wayback Machine; blocks carry the snapshot date, archive URL and the live
  verdict. 143 slots retried: 93 fetched, 37 no snapshot, 12 script shells, 1 PDF.
- fetch_sources.py: fetch_wayback() helper.
- add_extra_sources.py: files staged extra_* finds (web search, not on the DB
  record) into the store with a provenance note.
- Cases re-sourced by web search: 248 (Oslo: Document.no, Avisa Oslo, NRK; the
  linked Le Parisien piece is case 242 and is marked OFF-CASE), 258 Kharkiv,
  260 Singapore, 358 Bangkok, 365 Las Vegas, 388 Verneuil-sur-Seine, 390 Zoersel,
  430 Homestead. 341 of 364 cases now hold a fetched article; 11, 66 and 399
  have no public text source (podcast, police video, direct victim report).

Trimming
- auto_trim.py: case-anchored furniture cut for UNTRIMMED blocks. Finds the body
  run that mentions the case, merges across subheadings and short furniture
  gaps, drops teasers, share bars, date/URL/caption lines and subscription
  pitches; refuses pages with no record term or almost no body. 302 blocks
  trimmed; 16 left on auto-trim-review.md (7 OFF-CASE suspects). Every cut is
  labelled AUTO-TRIMMED, UNREVIEWED in the dossier; the full extract stays in
  staging/. Decisions with anchors in trim-decisions-auto.json.
- build_cases.py / verify_all.py: banners for auto-trimmed and archived blocks,
  staged-file check extended to Wayback blocks, flag legend under the record.

Detention rule
- README "Definitions": the DB field `kidnappings` is the DETENTION violence
  type (victim, guard, staff or relative held to force submission or execute
  the theft), distinct from the Kidnapping scenario (taken away and held).
- detention-flag-review.md / detention-flag-corrections.json: 40 records
  reviewed with evidence; 30 set-to-1 proposals accepted by the owner on
  2026-09-06 (listed in corrections-approved.md), 10 still open.
- apply_detention_wording.py: "Violence Used" in the 70 reviewed summaries now
  names detention explicitly (62 of 70 labelled), supported by the summary's
  own text; idempotent; supersedes the batch scripts' wording.

Worklist and docs
- sofia-worklist.md: 248 decisions, detention rule item replacing the old
  "no abduction" item, fresh-search section for the textless cases.
- README-START-HERE.md: progress notes, run commands, next steps.
- Bug fixed in passing: Wayback blocks stored in-memory text with carriage
  returns; now stored as read back from disk.

verify_all.py PASSES (2321 checks).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GZZENdTLzNGsbNy4DyF1yt
2026-09-06 19:36:45 +02:00

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CASE 384 | Unidentified businessmen | December 18, 2025 | Hong Kong
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DATABASE RECORD
id 384
date December 18, 2025
original_date December 18, 2025
year 2025
month 12
quarter 2025-Q4
victim Unidentified businessmen
location Sheung Wan
country Hong Kong
scenario Armed Robbery in Public Space
description Robbery outside a currency exchange, during which four suitcases containing 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million) were snatched within 30 seconds as part of a “meticulously planned” plot.
kidnappings 0
violence_torture 0
drugs_alcohol 0
weapons 1
theft 1
life_taken 0
money_wanted 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million)
coin_type 4 briefcases with cash
reports SCMP News
notes The robbery targeted two employees of a Japanese company specialising in cryptocurrency and luxury goods, who had planned to exchange 1 billion yen, or about HK$50 million, at the shop on Wing Lok Street in Sheung Wan. They used a beef knife to threaten the two employees.
has_processed_date 0
created_at 2025-12-23 21:45:34
(flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)
AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
**Victim:** Two employees of Japanese company specializing in cryptocurrency and luxury goods
**Attackers:** 15 suspects (11 men, 4 women, aged 20-69) - all local residents, several with triad backgrounds. Seven charged with conspiracy to commit robbery (six men, one woman). Most unemployed, some claimed to be casual construction workers.
**Attack Method:** Meticulously planned ambush robbery on Thursday, December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM outside currency exchange shop on Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan. Syndicate conducted prior surveillance and set up strategic ambush. Three assailants jumped from private car when victims arrived. Entire robbery completed in 30 seconds.
**Violence Used:** One assailant brandished 20cm (8-inch) beef knife to threaten employees. Police described operation as "violent" with high level of professional execution.
**Crypto Stolen:** Four suitcases containing 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million / HK$50 million) intended for currency exchange. Cash snatched and loaded into getaway car. Suspects transferred suitcases to second backup vehicle with two accomplices waiting, then dumped first car on Jervois Street. Second vehicle (seven-seater) later found in New Territories.
**Status:** All 15 suspects arrested December 22, 2025. Police believe all involved in robbery apprehended but not ruling out further arrests. Beef knife, used masks, and drinks recovered from abandoned car. Police actively tracing stolen funds, investigating whether syndicate knew exchange staff and how they learned of transaction. Cash not yet recovered.
LINKED SOURCES
[url] https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3337263/hong-kong-police-arrest-15-over-meticulously-planned-1-billion-yen-robbery
[url_2] https://archive.is/SOB70#selection-1145.40-1145.80
OTHER LINKED SOURCES
[BLOCKED] url_2 None — raw request refused; try the WebFetch path, which is a model transcription and must be labelled as such
https://archive.is/SOB70#selection-1145.40-1145.80
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FETCHED ARTICLE 1
Source scmp.com
URL https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3337263/hong-kong-police-arrest-15-over-meticulously-planned-1-billion-yen-robbery
Field url
Retrieved 2026-08-06T13:45:17+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200)
Language unknown
Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 4-9 of 11
Length 1,294 chars
Integrity sha256 7103c5bb35f953bf1529eedca8d03b7de9b1319c030d808dfe8d8c6d9f0626cc
Trimmed trimmed on read-through
Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied
from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)
Hong Kong police arrest 15 over ‘meticulously planned’ 1 billion yen robbery | South China Morning Post
The headline has been updated to reflect that the arrests have been made in connection with the 1 billion yen robbery.
Hong Kong police have arrested 15 suspects in connection with a robbery outside a currency exchange, during which four suitcases containing 1 billion yen (US$6.3 million) were snatched within 30 seconds as part of a “meticulously planned” plot.
The force said on Monday that it was still trying to recover the cash, adding that the robbery targeted two employees of a Japanese company specialising in cryptocurrency and luxury goods, who had planned to exchange 1 billion yen, or about HK$50 million, at the shop on Wing Lok Street in Sheung Wan.
The pair were ambushed when they arrived at the shop at 9am on Thursday last week by three assailants who jumped out of a private car.
“One of them brandished a 20cm [8-inch] butcher knife and threatened the two employees, snatching the cash in the four suitcases and loading them into their car before fleeing the scene,” Superintendent Sin Kwok-ming said.
The 11 men and four women, aged 20 to 69, were arrested in connection with the robbery. All are local residents and several are known to have triad backgrounds.
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 384
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