Children and Teachers Evacuate Bus Before it Bursts into Flames

a tour coach catches fire in Ilan County

November 11, 2017November 11, 2017 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment bus-accident, coach fire, Ilan County

A bus carrying students and teachers from Malaysia and Singapore erupted into flames shortly after the passengers disembarked from the vehicle in Ilan County last night, November 10. Shortly before 9:00pm, Friday evening, the tour bus carrying 32 passengers who had just visited a tourist farm got stuck after attempting to negotiate a 90 degree turn at an intersection of two narrow mountain roadways. With a back wheel stuck in a ditch, the driver stepped on the throttle in an

A police officer shoots at a wanted criminal during a car chase

Crime and Criminals

November 11, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Banciao, car-chase, Taipei City

A man wanted for drug-related offences led police on a chase through Banciao and Wanhua Districts last night, and escaped despite 9 shots being fired at his car at close range. At around 10:00pm, November 10, police officers on patrol ran a license plate check after noticing a suspicious vehicle in Wanan St, Banciao District, and found the white Mitsubishi sedan belonged to a 35 year-old man named Zhang (張) who had a court order for his arrest. When the

a man is seen escaping flames with 3 year old daughter

Fire

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, fire, gas explosion

[Picture: A man is seen rescuing his 3 year-old daughter after a gas explosion in Changhua County.] Seven people were injured, including a 3 year-old girl, when leaking gas at a table in a hot pot restaurant erupted into flames in Changhua County this evening, Thursday, November 9. Video monitors recorded the moment at around 6:00pm, when a staff member was attempting to change a gas bottle for the tabletop gas burner. The staff member looks nervous as he anxiously

Military Affairs

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment air-force, mirage2000, search and rescue

[Picture: Ministry of Defense.] Taiwan’s navy and air force today are continuing the search for a pilot who went down in the ocean 60 nautical miles north of Pengjia Islet yesterday evening. Search and rescue operations were launched after contact with the Mirage 2000 was lost at 6:43pm, November 7. The aircraft was piloted by 28 year-old Captain Ho Tzu-yu (何子雨) of the 499th Tactical Fighter Wing, and was on a routine night flying training mission at the time. Air

Violent Crimes

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment firearms, guns, Tainan City

At around 8:45am this morning in Tainan City, a man got out of a taxi, fired 51 shots into the garage door of a high-end residence, then entered another cab and fled. Police who arrived at the scene in Anping District recovered 51 bullet shells and 2 rounds of live ammunition scattered on the road. Fortunately, nobody was harmed in the incident as the residents were asleep on the third floor at the time, and the first floor only housed

Odd News

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment lover's quarrel, psycho-xiaojie

After officers accessed surveillance monitor footage today, they discovered that a woman had apparently deliberately driven a BMW into a drainage channel in Taipei City. Police received a report early this morning that a car had fallen into the stream in Nangang District. Nobody was found in or around the car. Police tracked down the owner, a man named Lin. Lin told them that he must have forgotten to apply the handbrake, causing the car to roll from the perfectly

Crime and Criminals

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment diamond robbery, Taipei City, Taiwan Jewelry and Gem Fair

Police are seeking 6 men and 2 women said to be of a south Asian appearance after a bag containing NT$200 million worth of diamonds was stolen in broad daylight at the 2017 Taiwan Jewelry and Gem Fair yesterday, November 6. The fair, held at the Taipei World Trade Center in Xinyi District, had just concluded and exhibitors were packing up at the time of the robbery. According to a report in Liberty Times Network, a 46 year-old woman named

Culture

November 6, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment art, Kaohsiung, miniature

Australian artist Joshua Smith recently completed a model of a locksmith’s shop in Kaohsiung City and it will be on display in an exhibition at the Arcade Art Gallery in Kaohsiung from November 10. According to My Modern Met, Smith, a former stencil artist and gallerist has focused on creating miniature urban landscapes for the past two years. Smith’s previous work featured a building in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Kaohsiung locksmith building is replicated on a 1:18 scale and includes

Crime and Criminals

November 5, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, firearms, guns

A Zoraki 914 automatic pistol was confiscated by police after a driver was pulled over for running a red light in Changhua City shortly after midnight today, November 5. While submitting the driver to an alcohol breath test, police noticed a case on the floor of the vehicle which the driver said contained a power tool. Police insisted on searching the box and found it contained an assault pistol, magazines, a silencer, and 48 rounds of ammunition. The Zoraki 914,

Violent Crimes

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, Nantou County

A man arrested after 19 days on the run requested prosecutors have him executed as quickly as possible for having accidentally killed his own niece last month. On October 16, in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Wang, 60, was drunk and had an argument with one of his nieces about her noisy children. When another niece attempted to mediate, Wang shot her in the back. The bullet went through the 41 year-old woman’s heart and killed her. Wang then fled the

Health and Safety

November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment highrise-rescue, Taoyuan

A 2 year-old girl dangled precariously from a 4th floor window with her head stuck in the security bars in Taoyuan City last night until a brave neighbor climbed onto a narrow awning to help rescue the child. At around 10:00pm November 3, a man left a 2 year old child and a baby alone in the house as he went out to buy supper. The two year old managed to crawl out of a window and fell through the

Month: November 2017

Children and Teachers Evacuate Bus Before it Bursts into Flames

Police Fire 9 Shots in Car Chase but Crook Gets Away

7 Injured in Restaurant Gas Explosion

Air Force Fighter and Pilot Missing at Sea

51 Shots Fired into House: Police Search for Gunman

Angry Girlfriend Ditches Boyfriend’s Car

Foreign Nationals Suspected in NT$200 Million Diamond Heist

Australian Artist Reproduces Kaohsiung Street-grit in Miniature

Machine Pistol Seized During Roadside Check

Murder Suspect Requests Quick Execution

Neighbor Rescues Infant Dangling from 4th Floor Window