Cop-killer arrested after 21-hour manhunt

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment police officer shot, Tainan City

A man suspected of shooting an off-duty police officer dead in Tainan City yesterday, was arrested in a mountain district of Kaohsiung City late last night, just 21 hours after committing the crime. [See previous article: “Off-duty cop shot dead in Tainan City.”] Mei Wen-kui (梅文魁), 48, was arrested at around 10:00pm in Neimen Township after the murdered police officer’s high school classmate, an officer named Du (杜), maneuvered his squad car beside the suspects vehicle, and collided with it

police officer receives award from Tainan Mayor William Lai

Violent Crimes

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, police officer shot, Tainan City

An off-duty Criminal Investigation Bureau police officer was shot dead in a Tainan City karaoke bar in the early hours of the morning, after he ran into criminal with a long-standing grudge against him. Liu Sanrong (劉三榮), 45, went to the karaoke bar with two colleagues after finishing work yesterday evening. While Liu was enjoying drinks and singing with his friends, a man named Mei (梅) arrived with two friends. Knowing that Mei and Liu had grievances against each other,

cannabis found in a suitcase at Taoyuan International Airport

Drugs

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment cannabis, marijuana, Taoyuan International Airport

Taiwan Customs Administration has already removed Canada and the USA from the list of countries with a low risk of drug trafficking, after a passenger arriving on a flight from Los Angeles was found with two suitcases full of cannabis earlier this month. A Taiwanese citizen named Guo (郭) was intercepted at Taipei Taoyuan airport at 5:00am on June 1, and found to have 37 kilograms of cannabis heads packed in 66 bags in two checked-in suitcases. There had been

Violent Crimes

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gang violence, gangsters, hostage, shooting, Taoyuan City

Police have have blockaded streets around a car dealership next to the Taoyuan City Council building on Sanmin Road this evening, after two armed gangsters stormed the car yard, fired several shots, and took 9 people hostage. The siege began at around 7:00pm, and the men were said to be armed with handguns, rifles, and a grenade. The suspects are believed to be members of the Heavenly Way Alliance, belonging to a faction called the Justice League. The suspects are

Violent Crimes

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gang violence, New Taipei City, Ruifang District, shooting

Three men were shot and injured after an altercation at a karaoke bar in New Taipei City’s Ruifang District late last night, June 9. The three men, named Tu, 47, Lian, 54, and Cao, 25, left the karaoke bar after a dispute broke out with a group of ten men. After arriving at a friends house, the group of men turned up in two cars, and at least one gunman fired at least 13 shots into the glass-fronted living room

woman attends hospital board election after being beaten up by thug

Violent Crimes

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment funeral industry, hospital, Kaohsiung City, organized crime

The 75-year-old wife of a deputy director of a hospital in Kaohsiung City was beaten up by a thug last Friday, but the incident was not related to a hospital board election she was about to attend, a suspect told police after his arrest, Tuesday, June 4. At around 8:00am, Friday, May 31, Kaohsiung City police received a report from eyewitnesses that an elderly woman had been beaten up by a man dressed in black in a carpark in Lingya

Violent Crimes

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment armed-robbery, knife-attack, Taoyuan City

Two people were injured after a man wanted for armed robbery slashed them with a kitchen knife, while robbing one man of his belongings and his scooter in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City yesterday, May 29. At around 7:30pm witnesses reported seeing a man armed with a kitchen chopper shouting at a man on a scooter before slashing him and taking his backpack and scooter. During the robbery another passerby was also cut. The suspect rode to Pingzhen District, where he

site of execution-style killing in Taichung City

Violent Crimes

May 18, 2019May 19, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, shooting, Taichung City

One man died after being shot multiple times, and two bystanders were injured, after two men stormed into a tea-house in Taichung City armed with a rifle and a pistol, and fired a total of 26 shots at the deceased. Shortly before noon, today, police received reports of a shooting at a tea-house on Zhongshan Road in Shalu District. Arriving at the scene, police were greeted by bullet casings scattered inside and outside the restaurant. Inside the restaurant lay a

site of parcel bomb explosion in Kaohsiung City

Violent Crimes

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bomb, explosion, Kaohsiung City

Two suspects have been arrested after an investigation into a blast that critically injured the owner of an interior design company in Kaohsiung City, yesterday, May 15. Shortly after noon yesterday, an explosion blasted out the glass windows and doors of an interior design company office on Minkang Road, Gushan District, leaving the owner of the company, a 53-year-old man named Feng, critically injured with burns to more than 60% of his body. Initial media reports reported a gas explosion,

Crime and Criminals

May 13, 2019May 14, 2019 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment foreigners in the news, MRT, overstay, Taipei City

A British man who was kicked off a Taipei Metro train because he was drinking alcohol and being abusive to other passengers, allegedly bit a police officer who tried to prevent him getting back on the train, and was subsequently arrested. The incident occurred on April 30, and the first report surfaced on the SET Network on May 8. Today, May 13, Taiwan’s major news networks, including Apple Daily, Liberty Times Network, and China Times are reporting the incident. According

Crime and Criminals

May 5, 2019May 6, 2019 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment armed suspect, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, police shooting

Police officers fired nine shots at a suspect’s vehicle, wrested a gun out of the wanted man’s hands, then disarmed him again when he pulled a belt knife and cut an officers arm in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, today, May 5. At around 3:00pm, police officers approached a black BMW sedan illegally parked in Lane 188, Wenhua Road, and recognized a 36-year-old driver as a suspect named Yeh (葉), wanted on drugs charges. Yeh attempted to run the police

Crime and Criminals

Cop-killer arrested after 21-hour manhunt

Off-duty cop shot dead in Tainan City

Taiwan Customs to tighten checks for flights from North America after record marijuana haul at Taoyuan Airport

Police in standoff with armed gangsters holding hostages in Taoyuan City

Three men shot and wounded in Ruifang District

Elderly woman beaten up not related to hospital board election: suspect says

Two people slashed by knife-wielding robber in Taoyuan City

One dead, two injured after execution-style shooting in Taichung City restaurant

Suspects arrested after man critically injured in parcel bomb explosion

Drunk Brit bites MRT cop after being kicked off train

9 shots fired by police in arrest of armed suspect in New Taipei City