SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A revision bill will take effect this week to allow a police officer to go undercover when investigating online sex crimes against minors, police said Thursday. The Korea National Police Agency (KNPA) said investigators can hide or disguise their identities to approach potential offenders to secure criminal evidence under [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency (NPA) plans to draw up a future public safety strategy to better deal with new forms of criminal activity, which will include a feasibility study on use of robots for street patrol, officials said Thursday. According to NPA officials, the agency has launched a task [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Law enforcement agencies in South Korea have introduced special ID codes for animal abuse to quickly address the increasing number of animal abuse cases. The National Police Agency said Monday that it had issued a special 112 police emergency line identification code for animal abuse in January this year. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Braille and voice formats have been introduced to help the blind submit various police forms including accusation files and requests to look up criminal records and other information. Seoul’s Mapo Police Station said Monday that it will begin offering braille and voice (QR code) formats to help visually impaired [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A new alcohol detector will be introduced to catch drunk drivers opening car windows to ventilate the car before taking a DUI test. The National Police Agency developed a new breathalyzer optimized for the current pandemic, distributing 1,500 of the devices to all police agencies nationwide. The police developed [...]
GOYANG, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Z Corp.’s metaverse platform Zepeto became the stage for a meeting between school violence prevention officers and teenagers. Ilsan Seobu Police Station’s Honorary Police Scouts, joining the metaverse with their uniquely decorated avatars, met with police officers virtually. The teenagers shared their ideas and complaints about preventing school [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency (NPA) is introducing new unmanned surveillance equipment to reduce traffic violations commited by riders of motorcycles and other two-wheeled vehicles. Last year, the NPA asked the Road Traffic Authority to develop new unmanned surveillance equipment that can locate and photograph license plates on vehicles, with [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul police rescued an 80-year-old man who went missing after alluding to a possible suicide using drones for the first time in the city. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s drone search team rescued an 80-year-old man, who had collapsed near a local reed field near the southern part of [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Monday they have started to regulate life-size sex doll “experience” shops, popping up around the country following court decisions to allow the import of the sex toys. The National Police Agency said the crackdown will continue for two months, jointly with the Ministry of Gender Equality and [...]
BUSAN, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Tuesday they have arrested a group of individuals who illegally made and sold guns by smuggling components from overseas. This case proves that it’s possible to make illegal guns anytime even in South Korea, where firearm regulations are strict. According to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency’s Major [...]