GWANGJU, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Officers from the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency (GMPA) dressed up as Avengers characters Thursday as part of a street campaign to raise awareness of child abuse. Also present were mannequins representing child abuse victims, and participants put on a performance in which the superheroes defeated the villains who were [...]
ULSAN, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Last Sunday, an emergency call was received by the Ulsan police situation room at 19:06. The call was from a smartwatch that belonged to a Busan woman (referred to only as “A”) in her 50s. There was no call for help, but instead, the police heard a quarrel between [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s finance minister on Wednesday said the government plans to install air conditioners at all military barracks and police dormitories, adding it will allocate more funds toward improving conditions at such facilities. Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said the government has allocated 63 billion won (US$56.2 million) of next [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of college applicants are applying to police academies and military schools. The unrelenting economic downturn, leading to prolonged low employment rates for college graduates, has led more youth to consider a career in the military or as a police officer, both of which are seen as [...]
SUWON, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency (GNPPA) is hiring a unique set of experts and creative talents that would normally seem unfit for a normal police recruiting operation. The agency is hiring young officers with experience in marketing, blogging, and even cartoon drawing, all to connect with SNS (social [...]
BUSAN, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean law enforcement agencies are investigating two male police officers who engaged in sexual relationships with high-school girls they were assigned to counsel and protect. The ‘school-assigned police officer system’ was implemented nationwide in 2012 following a tragic 2011 incident in which a middle school student committed suicide after [...]
CHEONGJU, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A number of passengers have been caught in recent months trying to board airplanes with live ammunition, many of who were reservists or active duty police offers, or soldiers who snuck out bullets mainly to commemorate their service. The events have signaled a loophole in the maintenance of firearms [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Current and former police officers are teaming up to form an organization, called the Korea Institute for Licensed Private Investigators, the first step forward in legitimizing private investigators, with the ultimate goal of having the national assembly pass legislation to legalize the profession. It’s also the first time that [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean National Police Agency revealed Sunday that its officers will start wearing redesigned uniforms in June. The new uniforms feature navy pants with turquoise tops for regular duty police officers, and ivory-white tops for traffic police. According to the agency, the color turquoise represents both warmth and coldness, [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Driving can be stressful, especially among reckless drivers who always seem to find you regardless of the time or location. In an effort to prevent potential accidents, Korean drivers who are investigated for violating general traffic rules will soon be subject to an examination for danger levels of reckless [...]