Police chase ends with suspect shot in Yilan County

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment police shooting, Yilan County

Police shot and injured a suspect after he attacked a police officer following a car chase in Yilan County. Yilan County police were on a routine patrol at around 10:00 pm when they spotted a Nissan March bearing a suspected stolen license plate on Huludu Bridge in Yuanshan Township. When the officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver sped up and tried to escape. Police chased the suspect car for more than 10 minutes, and several kilometers, to Jinshan

woman and baby airlifted to safety by NASC Black hawk helicopter crew

Typhoon

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment search and rescue, Yilan County

A group of 16 people spent the night on a rock ledge above a beach in Yilan County after being trapped by rising waves generated by Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu, yesterday, October 10. The group of six men, five women, and 5 children, drove to the Mystery Beach Sea Cave in four vehicles at around 11:00 am Sunday, October 10, the second day of a three-day National Day long weekend. When the group attempted to leave on the return journey

Violent Crimes

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment armed-robbery, shooting, Yilan County

A suspect in an attempted armed robbery case in which the proprietor of a jewelry store in Yilan County was shot, Wednesday, October 6, was arrested in Hualien City today, October 8. At around 7:50 pm Wednesday, a man entered a jewelry store on Renai Road in Jiaoxi Township and immediately fired a shot at the 69 year old store owner, named Lin, before demanding Lin’s son hand over gold jewelry. However, Mr Lin junior refused the would-be robber’s demand,

elderly woman stuck on ledge on edge of building

Health and Safety

September 5, 2021October 6, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Asian giant hornet, firefighters, highrise-rescue, Yilan County

An elderly woman in Yilan City accidentally locked herself out while hanging clothes outside a 7th-floor window, then got stuck on a narrow ledge and was attacked by a swarm of Asian giant hornets, today, September 5. The 80-year-old woman named Wang was trying to climb back into her apartment through a window when she accidentally touched an Asian giant hornet nest and was stung all over her body. Neighbors were alerted by Wang’s cries for help, and called 119

paragliders attacked by tourists on Wai Ao Beach

Violent Crimes

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment paragliding accident, Yilan County

A paraglider who stepped on a man’s foot while landing on a beach in Yilan County was punched to the ground and kicked, and another paraglider who came to his assistance was also physically assaulted Saturday, August 21. Video footage accompanying news reports showed the paragliding instructor, named Chen, as he came in for a landing on Wai Ao Beach, in Toucheng Township, at around noon, Saturday. Chen, who was flying tandem with a female passenger, is seen accidentally running

Violent Crimes

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment amphetamines, police officer shot, Yilan County

A police officer didn’t let a bullet through the chest stop him from arresting a suspect who violated traffic regulations in Yilan County yesterday, August 2. The 29-year-old police officer, named Tsai, was not wearing a bulletproof vest when performing traffic duties in Toucheng Township between 10:00 pm and 12:00 am last night. At around 11:50 pm, Tsai spotted a man on a scooter making an illegal right turn at a traffic light. Tsai pursued the motorcyclist for around 500

scooter after hit and run on Zhongshan Road Sanxing Township, Yilan County

Violent Crimes

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hit and run, murder-suicide, Yilan County

Police are investigating a fatal hit and run in Yilan County as a case of homicide after the suspect was found to have committed suicide, and evidence revealed a more than 20-year grudge between the two men over a marital affair. Police in Sanxing Township were called to the scene of a scooter accident on Zhongshan Road, Section 3, at around 8:00 am yesterday, June 18, to find a 63-year-old man named Zheng without vital signs. Zheng was rushed to

Traffic Accidents

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus accident, bus crash, suhua highway, Yilan County

Five people died and 40 were injured after a tour bus crashed on the Su’ao to Hualian Highway (Highway 9) near Su’ao, Yilan County this afternoon, March 16. Emergency services received reports of the bus crash at the 115 kilometer south mark at 4:29 pm. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched from stations in Su’ao, Nan’ao, and Guanyin Townships. Civilian ambulances were also dispatched from from St Mary’s Hospital in Luodong, along with surgeons and nurses. According to United Daily News,

Traffic Accidents

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment little-blue-truck, migrant workers, Yilan County

Two Indonesian migrant workers died after a truck hit their electric scooter at high speed while the men were stopped at a red light in Yilan County this morning, July 12. Yilan County Fire Department received reports about the traffic accident on Meifu Road, in Zhuangwei Township at around 11:20 am. The rider of the electric scooter, a 26-year-old man named Daimas Prasetiyo, was without signs of life at the scene of the accident, and was declared dead at the

Mr Wu's shed, where he attempted to cut open a military rocket

Military Affairs

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment unexploded ordnance, Yilan County

An elderly man in Yilan County was killed after mistaking a military rocket for a metal pipe, and attempting to cut it with a saw, yesterday, October 20. Mr Wu, 72, picked up the 150-centimeter-long cylindrical object after it was discarded by fishermen at the Gengfang fishing port in Toucheng Township. Investigators believe that it was most likely caught in a trawl net, and discarded as ordinary garbage. Mr Wu, a retired fisherman, collected recyclable materials around the port to

Nanfang'ao Bridge after collapse October 1, 2019

Disaster

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bridge collapse, Yilan County

A bridge spanning a harbor in Yilan County collapsed this morning, October 1, crushing fishing boats moored below it, and leaving crew members trapped or injured. At around 9:30am, a fuel tanker was passing over the 140 meter long Nanfang’ao Bridge when the bridge suddenly collapsed. Video footage of the incident shows the tanker passing the center of the bridge when a suspension cable suddenly snaps and the deck collapses. The bridge collapsed onto three fishing boats moored below, leaving

Yilan County

Police chase ends with suspect shot in Yilan County

16 people trapped at Mystery Beach Sea Cave overnight airlifted to safety at dawn

Man suspected of shooting jewelry store owner during attempted robbery arrested in Hualien City

Elderly woman attacked by giant hornets while trapped on narrow ledge 7 floors up

Paraglider beaten up after landing on tourist’s foot at Wai Ao Beach

Police officer shot in chest arrests shooter before going to hospital

Hit and run murder, suicide, ends 20 year grudge in Yilan County

5 dead, 40 injured in bus crash on Suhua Highway

Two migrant workers killed in Yilan County traffic accident

Yilan man killed by unexploded military rocket

Bridge collapses in Yilan County, 12 injured, 5 missing