2 police “shooting at the tires” incidents leave 3 injured

composite image of two shooting incidents

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment New Taipei City, police shooting, stray bullet, Taichung City

Police officers discharged firearms in separate incidents in New Taipei City and Taichung City in the last two days, and three people were injured by police bullets. At around 11:00 pm Thursday, March 10, police in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, attempted to pull over a driver of a silver Mercedes Benz bearing a false license plate. The 22-year-old driver, named Lin, sped up and attempted to escape. A chase ensued for around twenty minutes until the car, containing three

composite image showing vehicle in pond and suspect arrested

Crime and Criminals

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Banqiao District, New Taipei City, police-chase

A woman wanted for fraud attempted to evade a police check, leading to police shooting at the tires of her vehicle, and a chase that ended in a pond in Banqiao District, yesterday, February 21. At around 4:30 pm, police identified a minivan stopped at an intersection on Yumin Road in Tucheng District, driven by a 27-year-old woman named Zhang, who is wanted on charges of fraud. When police approached the vehicle and asked the woman to show her ID,

composite image showing laughing gas, nitrous oxide cylinder and car being driven on sidewalk

Drugs

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment laughing gas, nitrous oxide, police-chase, Taoyuan City

A man who was seen inhaling laughing gas while driving refused to stop, and led police on a chase in Taoyuan City yesterday, February 19. Taoyuan City Police Department received a report at 2:50 pm that a man was seen sucking on a balloon, and suspected to be inhaling laughing gas while driving a white Mercedes Benz erratically in Taoyuan District. When police attempted to pull the driver over, the man, named Lu, refused to stop. Lu continued to drive

composite image of Jesus Balloon Shop ad and laughing gas bottles being seized by police

Drugs

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment laughing gas, New Taipei City, nitrous oxide

A 31-year-old man was arrested and 137 cylinders of nitrous oxide were seized in New Taipei City, following an investigation into laughing gas being sold under the brand, “Jesus Balloon Shop.” The New Taipei City Police Criminal Investigation Corps began an investigation after finding an internet user advertising flavored laughing gas on social media sites at a price of NT$4,500 per bottle. Flavors advertised included cola, sarsaparilla grape, mango, and honeydew melon. Police investigators traced the posts to a man

Violent Crimes

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments knife-attack, KTV, Pingtung County

A suspect wanted for attacking two people with a watermelon knife, killing one, and seriously injuring another, during a dispute at a KTV in Pingtung County last month, has been arrested after a 21-day-long manhunt, Pingtung County police announced today, February 17. Pingtung County Police received a report of a dispute at a KTV in Pingtung City at 5:36 am, January 26. Fifteen police officers were dispatched to the scene of the incident. When police arrived the fight was over,

Crime and Criminals

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment armed-robbery, bank robbery, Kaohsiung City

An armed bank robber attempted to shoot at police officers, but was arrested after his gun jammed and broke apart in Kaohsiung City today, February 11. According to reports, a 50-year-old man named Ye, drove a black Porsche Boxster to a branch of Changhua Bank on Bo’ai Road in Gushan District shortly after noon. Ye entered the bank, threatened a bank teller with a handgun, handed over a plastic bag, and ordered the teller to fill it up with cash.

composite image showing carpark, injured man in ambulance and detonation device and remote control

Violent Crimes

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bomb, explosion, explosives, Hsinchu Science Park

A man suspected of manufacturing, planting, and detonating an improvised explosive device in the Hsinchu Science Park, injuring one person, was arrested today following a two-week-long investigation. At around 5:00 pm, January 14, a 37-year-old man, named Chen, working for an outsourcing company at the TSMC factory, finished work and was about to commute home on his motor scooter when he found an unknown package in the front console of the scooter. When Chen picked up the package it exploded

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Drugs

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment cannabis, drug smuggling, marijuana, Taoyuan City

A student of Taiwan’s Central Police University who was expelled and charged for importing marijuana by mail was handed a 5-year prison term by the Taoyuan District Court, today, January 27. According to an investigation by the Taoyuan District Prosecutor’s Office, the 20-year-old man, named Hsu, in collusion with a person identified only with the nickname “Duck,” conspired to import 200 grams of marijuana with the delivery address being Hsu’s home in Taoyuan District. On August 5, Taipei Customs officers

street camera footage showing man with gun immediately following shooting

Violent Crimes

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, Taichung City

Police arrested a suspect this afternoon after a man was shot dead in broad daylight in an outdoor café area of a convenience store in Taichung City at around noon today, January 26. According to reports, a 49-year-old man, named Lin, and a 51-year-old man, named Zhao, met at a Family Mart convenience store on Jingwu East Road in East District at around noon. The men drank coffee and talked for around half an hour. Witnesses said that no quarreling

Drugs

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments cannabis cultivation, Changhua City, marijuana, New Taipei City

Police from Taoyuan City launched raids in two separate municipalities, uncovering marijuana growing operations in New Taipei City and Changhua City, Friday, January 21, and Saturday, January 22. Police from Zhongli Branch of Taoyuan City Police Bureau coordinated with police from Shulin Branch of New Taipei City and Keelung Port Police Corps to conduct a pre-dawn raid on a house in Shulin District, New Taipei City yesterday, January 21. The raid uncovered 686 live cannabis plants, and 15 kilograms of

composite image showing SWAT team officers, drugs and guns

Crime and Criminals

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drug trafficking, firearms, guns, heroin, Pingtung County, Taiwan SWAT, Yunlin County

A suspect fired at police before running out of ammunition and surrendering during a SWAT raid in southern Taiwan two days ago, Yunlin County police said at a press briefing today, January 21. Yunlin County Mayor Chang Li-shan commended police for cracking a major drugs and firearms case, and maintaining law and order in the lead up to the Lunar New Year holidays. The raid was a result of a months-long investigation after the Criminal Police Brigade of Yunlin County

Crime and Criminals

2 police “shooting at the tires” incidents leave 3 injured

Wanted woman chased by police, crashes into pond

Driver high on laughing gas leads police on slow-speed chase in Taoyuan City

Man arrested for selling Jesus-brand flavored laughing gas

Suspect who killed one, cut off another man’s arm, arrested after 3 weeks on the run

Armed bank robber arrested after attempting to shoot at police

Man arrested for planting, detonating bomb that injured man in TSMC carpark

Police student sentenced to 5-year prison term for importing marijuana

Suspect arrested after man shot dead outside convenience store in Taichung City

Cannabis grow ops busted in New Taipei City, Changhua City

Suspect fires at police during SWAT team raid: drug trafficking group arrested