SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A month has passed since the first confirmed coronavirus patient in South Korea, but several police stations and substations are still struggling to purchase thermometers due to spiking demand. The National Police Agency disbursed funds to local offices on Feb. 11 to purchase a non-contact thermometer for each patrol [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Local police stations and substations are being closed and police officers quarantined after contacting individuals suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus. In response, police stations in Seoul are implementing various preventive measures. Some of the measures include providing masks and hand sanitizer at the station, and measuring [...]
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – EndPTSD ‘s TTMPT.Org, A Registered 501(c)3 Non-Profit, is Launching their #GivingHolidays Fundraiser and Heightened Awareness Campaign for Police Officers Across The US Suffering From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Holidays present a unique set of problems for cops who suffer from PTSD. While most people feel Joyful around the [...]
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Holiday’s present a unique set of problems for cops who suffer from PTSD. While most people feel Joyful around the Holiday Season, Those With PTSD May Suffer From A Lack Of Joy. This Puts Additional Stress On Their Lives When Dealing With Work and Their Home-life. The [...]
JEONJU, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday it has removed photos of eight former police commissioners with clear pro-Japanese activities from its website and the public relations office at headquarters. The former commissioners in question were known for their pro-Japanese activities during the period of Japanese colonial rule, such [...]
SUWON, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A Belgian Shepherd dog that received body detection training at a local pet training center showed outstanding performance in finding missing persons. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency designated Jesper, and her owner Roh Il-ho as Honorary Neighborhood Police Officers. Roh has been running a pet training center in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have decided to start tracking long-term missing persons by comparing genetic information of Korean individuals reported as missing and U.S. adoptees. The National Police Agency plan to share information on long-term missing persons with the U.S.-based Korean American adoption program known as 325KAMRA. The project is being carried [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hydrogen-powered police buses were introduced for the first time in South Korea in the heart of downtown Seoul. The National Police Agency (NPA) will deploy two hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses to be operated by female riot police units, one in front of the main gate of the National Assembly [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Law enforcement bodies of 32 countries including South Korea, the United States and Britain have arrested the operator and more than 300 users of a huge child pornography site on the dark web, South Korean police said. The National Police Agency’s Cyber Bureau said Wednesday it has busted 310 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of child abuse cases in which the South Korean police took action last year rose 23.5 percent from 2016 to 3,696 in 2018, including 278 cases that took place at day care centers for kids, police data showed Monday. The data, submitted by the National Police Agency [...]