Police Shooter was already Wanted for Attempted Murder: Public Alert Issued

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment guns, police shooter, Tainan

Police investigators have identified a suspect who shot two police officers in Tainan three days ago. Police issued an alert appealing to the public to be on the lookout for the shooter, and warned that the suspect is considered armed and dangerous. Two officers were shot, but not seriously injured, on a remote road in a rural mountain district of Tainan City on Wednesday night. See previous article. DNA tests on a bicycle, and a car found nearby, identified a

Traffic Accidents

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment fatigue driving, New Taipei City

A 20-year-old driver fears that he will face a big compensation bill after dozing off and crashing into a group of four Ferrari sports cars in New Taipei City this morning. At around 5:00am, Mr Lin was driving a Mitsubishi SUV loaded with goods for delivery in Shiding District when he began to doze off and veered left, sideswiping a yellow Ferrari parked on the roadside. The yellow Ferrari, belonging to a man named Yang, was one of four parked

Traffic Accidents

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Phillip Charlier 3 Comments Chiayi City, under-aged drivers

A 17-year-old girl and a 28-year-old man died at the scene of an accident in Chiayi City this morning after a 17-year-old unlicensed driver lost control of his vehicle at high speed, and bowled over a scooter rider before slamming into a building. Three teenagers were traveling in the car after completing night classes and going out to eat. At around 12:45am, the driver of the car, named Zhuang, was obviously speeding in the 50 kilometer per hour speed limited

Violent Crimes

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment police officers injured, shooting, Tainan

Two police officers suffered non-life threatening injuries after a gunman shot at them in a rural district of Tainan last night. One officer was saved by his bullet proof vest after being shot in the chest and upper back. Officers Wang and Yan from the Yujing Police station were on patrol on a mountain road in Nanhsi Township at around 10:20pm last night when they spotted a man pushing a bicycle in the remote area. The officers stopped and asked

Drugs

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Phillip Charlier 3 Comments cannabis cultivation, marijuana, Taitung

Taitung Coastguard investigators and police raided a property in Taitung City December 3, and uncovered a cannabis growing operation containing 794 plants, 7 kilograms of dried marijuana, and prepackaged marijuana cigarettes. Investigators claim the market value of the haul is worth over NT$230 million, and is the biggest ever in Taiwan. Two men, Mr Zhang, 60, and Mr Chen, 68, were arrested and are being detained incommunicado on suspicion of producing and manufacturing a class 2 drug. Investigators said they

Traffic Accidents

December 12, 2018March 10, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment autopilot, highway police, hsinchu, tesla

Highway Patrol officers narrowly escaped death or injury when a car plowed into their parked patrol car despite 100 meters of traffic cones and flashing warning lights placed behind it. At around 10:00 pm, highway police attended the scene of an accident on Freeway 3 in Hsinchu County, and were directing traffic around the site when the driver of a white Tesla sedan slammed into one of two patrol cars. The patrol car was pushed forward by the impact and

Crime and Criminals

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment firearms, guns, Pingtung County, shooting

A man turned himself in and handed over an assault rifle, magazines, and ammunition today after 22 shots were fired at the gate of a house in Kanding Township, Pingtung County in the early hours of the morning, December 11. It is the third shooting incident in the area to be reported in the last three weeks. Police received a report that shots had been fired at around 2:00am this morning. Investigators found 17 bullet holes in the gate of

Hu Tong-wen arrested for knife attack in Taipei City

Culture

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment armed-robbery, knife-attack, recidivism, Taipei City

A man who slashed a woman with a utility knife in an attempted robbery in Taipei City last month had been released from prison only 7 days before, and had returned to the scene of his previous crime to carry out the offense. Prosecutors today ordered that Hu Tong-wen, 58, remain in detention, as he had no fixed abode, and in the light of his criminal history, had a high risk of absconding and re-offending. On November 25, Hu stole

Violent Crimes

December 10, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drive-by shooting, drugs, gangsters, Hsinchu County, ketamine

A man suffered four gunshot wounds after a gunman strafed his car in a drive-by shooting in Hukou Township, Hsinchu City, yesterday, Sunday, December 9. At around 2:00pm Mr Wang, 21, was driving his white Mercedes Benz sedan when he noticed a vehicle following his. Wang stopped outside the residence of an acquaintance named Guo, on Shengli Road. The driver of the following vehicle stopped beside Wang’s vehicle, lowered the window, fired more than 10 shots at the driver’s side

Ms Wu walks into a police station and tells the officer she has killed someone

Violent Crimes

December 7, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, homicide, murder

A woman in Changhua County attacked her husband with a fruit knife, and stabbed her daughter when she came to her father’s defense in the early hours of the morning today, December 7. Both victims were declared dead after being rushed to hospital. Ms. Wu, 40, of Indonesian nationality, was divorced from her 41 year-old husband, but still lived with him and his parents in Puhsin Township. According to Ms Wu’s confession to police, Wu decided to murder her husband

Taiwan Central Bank Governor Yang Chin-long

Business and Economy

December 6, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Central Bank, claw machines

The governor of Taiwan’s Central Bank told the legislature that an increase in coinage costs in this year’s budget was due to the popularity of claw machines. Central Bank Governor Yang Chin-Long was responding to a question by Legislative Yuan member Chiang Yung-Chang who noted that according to the bank’s 2019 budget, the cost of issuing coins is nearly NT$1.7 billion, of which NT$1 billion, more than 60% is devoted to NT$10 coins. Governor Yang responded that because claw machines

Police Shooter was already Wanted for Attempted Murder: Public Alert Issued

Delivery Man Faces Big Bill after Crashing into Ferrari Group

Two Dead after Under-aged, Unlicensed Driver Loses Control of Vehicle

Two Police Officers Shot and Injured in Tainan

Biggest Cannabis Growing Op in Taiwan History Busted in Taitung

Tesla on Autopilot Plows into Police Car while Driver Dozes

Multiple Shootings in Pingtung County may be Related: Police

Serial Slasher Slashes Woman 7 Days after Prison Release

Man Shot in Broad Daylight in Hsinchu County

Woman in Changhua County Stabs ex-Husband and Teen Daughter to Death

Central Bank Coinage Cost Increased due to Claw Machine Craze