Police shoot suspect in the leg after raid on underground gunsmith

composite image of suspect police and ambulance

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment firearms, guns, New Taipei City, police shooting, Yonghe District

Police arrested three people during a raid on a gun-making workshop in New Taipei City this morning, and shot one suspect who fled the apartment armed with a pistol. Police Swat team officers broke down the door of an apartment on the fourth floor of a residential building on Fuhe Road in Yonghe District at 7:00 am, December 23, in the pursuit of a suspect believed to be making modified firearms. The 45-year-old man, named Chen had an extensive criminal

car after teen landed from the 13th floor

Society

February 17, 2019February 17, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment building fall, New Taipei City, suicide attempt, Yonghe District

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

Fire

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment firefighters, residential fire, Yonghe District

[Picture: “I am Yonghe” Facebook group] Two upstairs residents were hospitalized with smoke inhalation injuries after a junk-filled residence went up in flames in the middle of the night, proving a headache for firefighters who found it difficult to get to the source of the fire. Residents of Fu-he Road in Yonghe District, New Taipei City, woke up this morning to find their street piled with rubbish and charred pieces of junk pulled out of the home by exhausted firefighters.

Violent Crimes

April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment knife-attack, New Taipei City, Yonghe District

Two vendors were stabbed at the Lehua Nightmarket in Yonghe District, New Taipei city, after dispute over a driving incident this morning, April 7. At around 3:00am, a seafood restaurant manager named Tsai was clearing up the street-side display of seafood after close of business. A man named Sun, driving a white sedan, ran over a tub of ice Tsai had placed on the street. Twenty-nine year-old Tsai chased the car while waving a broom. Sun, 23, rolled down his

Yonghe District

Police shoot suspect in the leg after raid on underground gunsmith

Teen survives fall from 13th floor after landing on car

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