Police Shoot Suspect Dead in Kaohsiung City

suspect shot by police in Kaohsiung City

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment guns, Kaohsiung City, police shooting

Police opened fire on an armed suspect in Kaohsiung City this morning after the man allegedly aimed his gun at an officer and pulled the trigger. According to media reports, the gun jammed, and officers returned fire. One bullet hit the suspect who later died in hospital. United Daily News reported that police from the Public Safety Corps of the Kaohsiung City Police Department approached a suspicious car at around 3:30am in Sanmin District, and ordered the 3 male occupants

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March 19, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, Tainan City

A man in Tainan City is believed to have killed his landlord over a dispute over rent yesterday, Sunday, March 18. Police arrested a man in Xinhua District of Tainan City after 60 year-old Mr Yu was reported missing by his family. Mr Yu’s body was later found in a field beside an isolated mountain road in Guanmiao Township. A 20 year-old man named Chen confessed to the murder, telling police that he had been dissatisfied at Yu’s attempts to

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March 17, 2018March 17, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, New Taipei City

The body of a woman missing since March 13 has been found encased in cement in the residence she shared with her brother, sister-in-law, and their two children in New Taipei City’s Xinzhuang District this morning. The dead woman’s sister-in-law has confessed to the murder. Ms Zhang, 38, told police that she and Ms Yeh, 39, had often quarreled over trivial matters. On Tuesday March 13, Zhang took her two children to school as usual. When she returned home, she

suspect carries body of girlfriend in large, pink, suitcase

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March 14, 2018December 9, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, Hong Kong, murder, Taipei City, Valentine's Day

Police investigators today located the remains of a 21 year-old woman who is believed to have been murdered February 17. The find comes after her 20 year-old boyfriend confessed to her murder in Hong Kong. According to media reports in Taiwan’s Chinese-language press, Chen Tong-jia (陳同佳) confessed to her murder to Hong Kong police yesterday evening. Based on information provided by Hong Kong police, police detectives in New Taipei City searched an area of scrub adjacent to a field behind

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February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Danshui, homicide, Lu Sunling, murder, New Taipei City

A man was shot at least 7 times at close range as he sat in his car on a street in Danshui (Tamsui) District, New Taipei City, shortly before 3:00am this morning. Chen Wenzhong, 47, was rushed to hospital, but did not respond to efforts to resuscitate him, and was declared dead at 4:15am. Chen drove to a residence in Hsinchun Street to pick up his 24 year-old fiance. As Chen sat in his BMW outside the building, a man

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February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drugs, homicide, murder, Taoyuan

A 26 year-old man stabbed a 24 year-old man to death during a drug deal in Taoyuan City early yesterday morning, Monday, February 20. At around 5:00 am, a man named Gao met a man named Chen at a temple behind Yuan Ze University with the intention of purchasing NT30,000 worth of drugs. The two men traveled to Bade District on Chen’s motorcycle. The men stopped at an intersection on Dongtai Street, where a dispute occurred. During the altercation, Gao

a pick-pocket is photographed by police at a traditional Chinese market in Taipei

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February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chinese New Year, New Taipei City, new year, pickpocket

Sharp-eyed police officers formed a task force in greater Taipei and have arrested three female pick-pockets at three different traditional markets as shoppers throng to buy supplies for the Lunar New Year holiday. The three were aged 71, 64, and 59. Ms Huang, 71, traveled from Taichung to work the markets in Taipei. Police believe Huang, who has criminal records for pick-pocketing extending back to 40 years ago or more, is too well known in Taichung, and thus headed to

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January 23, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drugs, guns, New Taipei City, shooting

Stray Bullets hit a convenience store window in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, yesterday, after a police officer fired four shots at a suspect who pulled a gun on the officers. Fortunately, nobody was injured during the incident. Police officers investigating suspected drug dealers followed two suspects from a residence in Ximending to a location in Zhonghe District. At around 11:00 pm, a 32 year-old suspect named Chen got out of a car as police approached to question the men.

police restrain a suspect in Taoyuan City

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January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heroin, stolen car, Taoyuan

A suspect in Taoyuan City side-swiped a police car and attempted to escape, but was arrested after he crashed head-on into another car. The 42 year-old suspect, named Lee, stole a car in Taiyuan District. Police were alerted to the theft by the car’s owner, and spotted the car at around noon yesterday in Guanyin District. As police maneuvered their patrol car to block his escape. Lee side-swiped the police car and drove around it. In attempting to get through

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January 22, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi, shooting

A 21 year old man turned himself in at a police station in Chiayi City last night, after firing at least 9 shots into the glass facade of a building at around 10:00 am yesterday morning. The suspect, named Hsieh, told police that he had fired the shots in anger after three of his friends were injured in a fight with another group at a KTV in the early hours of the morning. Police had been searching for Hsieh, after

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January 20, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Hsinchu County, wanted criminal

A man wanted for drugs-related offenses abandoned his vehicle and escaped up a storm-water drain until police hunted him down in Hsinchu County this morning. Police stopped 52 year-old Mr Deng after he made an illegal right turn on a red light at around 7:00 am this morning. Deng supplied police false information about his identity, but then fled when he realized that police did not believe him. The suspect leaped over a guard rail off a low bridge, then

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Police Shoot Suspect Dead in Kaohsiung City

Tenant Arrested for Murder of Landlord

Woman Murdered and Encased in Cement

Body of Hong Kong Murder Victim Found in New Taipei City

Man Shot to Death in Execution Style Killing

Dealer Murdered During Drug Deal

3 Grandma Pickpockets Arrested Working Traditional Lunar New Year Markets

Store Window Hit by Stray Bullets During Police Shoot-out with Drug Dealer

Car Thief Crashes into Police Car in Attempt to Evade Arrest

Gunman Arrested After Shots Fired at House

Wanted Man Hides in Drain for 3 Hours