New Taipei City

Mother of abandoned newborn identified and arrested

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Police arrested a 20-year-old Vietnamese national today after identifying her as the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned on a sidewalk in New Taipei City earlier today, March 27. Police made the arrest in Banqiao District at around noon, after a 12-hour investigation, that included tracing the suspect via traffic monitor footage, and using information printed on the cardboard box the baby was found in. Ms Ruan (阮), according to media reports, worked for an electronics company as a

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Newborn baby found abandoned in cardboard box in New Taipei City

abandoned newborn baby in cardboard box
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Ambulance personnel found a newborn baby dumped in a cardboard box in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, after responding to a report shortly after midnight this morning, March 27. Update: Mother identified. The baby girl still had the umbilical cord attached, and vital signs were stable. The infant was covered with a cloth, but had a lower than normal temperature, and was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. Police accessed traffic monitor footage from the site in Zhongyuan Street, and

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Drunk driver dies after plummeting from five-story high expressway

Breaking News Traffic Accidents 
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A driver lost control of his vehicle on an elevated expressway in New Taipei City this morning, and his car bounced over the guardrail and landed in a park more than 20 meters below. At around 6:55am, a 36-year-old man named Chen was weaving between cars at high speed on a curved section of Provincial Highway 65, between Wugu and Banqiao, when he lost control of his Subaru Forester SUV. The car slid to the right until the tires hit

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Bus drivers spotted stopping to check for pedestrians on zebra crossing in New Taipei City

A bus stops before a zebra crossing in New Taipei City
Health and Safety 
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Two bus drivers in New Taipei City were seen stopping and checking for pedestrians on a zebra crossing before proceeding, and a witness was so pleasantly surprised that he uploaded dash-cam footage of the incident to social media. The video footage, was recorded at 8:56am last Friday, March 15, and shows two buses in succession turning right onto Minzu Road in Banqiao District. Both drivers stopped and made a gesture pointing left and right, confirming no pedestrians were on the

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Teen survives fall from 13th floor after landing on car

car after teen landed from the 13th floor
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A high school student leapt from the roof of a 13 storey building in Yonghe District, New Taipei City yesterday evening, and survived after landing on a car stopped at a red light. At around 6:00pm, the 17-year-old male named Lu came home, dropped off his schoolbag, then climbed the stairs to the roof of the Renai Road residence, and jumped, according to reports in local media agencies. Lu hit branches of a tree before landing on the roof of

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Teen arrested after firing thirty shots on busy street in broad daylight in New Taipei City

gun discarded on road after shooting
Crime and Criminals 
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A 17-year-old male was arrested on the spot after he fired 30 shots at a trading company in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City this morning, January 29, just 50 meters away from a police station. At around 11:00am, the gunman, named Chen, stood outside the trading company on Huacheng Road, aimed at the interior, and emptied a 15 round magazine. Chen then inserted a second 15 round magazine and fired another 15 shots into the building. Police officers at a

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Elderly gamblers busted in casino raid

elderly gamblers arrested in Sanxia District
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Eight people, including seven elderly patrons were arrested in New Taipei City’s Sanxia District when police raided an illegal casino, Saturday, January 26. After three reports earlier this month led police to the wrong addresses, the officers finally honed in on a house on Baiji mountain, 1.5 kilometers from the misreported location. Inside the house, police arrested 8 people with a combined age of 570 years. While one of the arrested was only 47, the oldest was an 84-year-old woman,

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Vigilante mob gathers after video of domestic violence incident shared on social media

an angry mob in Luzhou District
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A vigilante mob gathered outside a gated community in Luzhou District, New Taipei City, and a small group managed to infiltrate the building to beat up a man after a video of a domestic violence incident was shared on social media, yesterday, January 13. On the evening of January 12, a 42-year-old man named Lin sent his 12-year-old son out to buy some spicy meatballs. However, the son returned with un-spiced meatballs. Lin flew into a rage, demanding to know

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Armed robbers arrested after fleeing at the sight of blood

bloodstained jacket
Violent Crimes 
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Two men were arrested today after an attempted armed robbery of a taxi driver in Shuangxi District, New Taipei City in the early hours of the morning. Two unemployed residents of the rural Ruifang and Shuangxi districts, a 25-year-old man named Huang, and a 27-year-old named Lin, hatched a plan to obtain some money to tide them over the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays. At around midnight last night, Huang hailed a taxi at the Ruifang train station and asked

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Suspects arrested after two women held hostage for 6 hours in home invasion, robbery

suspects seen entering a building before burglary and hostage case
Crime and Criminals 
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Two suspects were arrested, one last night, and one this morning, following a police investigation into a case where a mother and daughter were held hostage and robbed in their home in New Taipei City Wednesday evening. At around 5:40pm Wednesday, January 2, a 50-year-old woman named Huang returned to her residence in Shulin District, and was ambushed by two men as she entered the apartment. The men tied Huang up, wrapped a quilt around her head, and held her

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Man who picked up loot dropped by bank robber charged

bank robber drops bundle of cash during escape
Crime and Criminals 
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Police investigators have located most of the NT$100,000 in cash that remained unaccounted for, after a suspect was arrested for a bank robbery in Banciao District. Police arrested 31-year-old chef You Ning-jun (游甯鈞) Saturday, December 29, a little more than 24 hours after the robbery at a branch of Yangxin Bank on Minhang Road. You had used a replica pistol to threaten bank staff before making away with NT$3.34 million. Upon his arrest, police recovered NT$2.33 million in cash from

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