CHUNGCHEONG, SOUTH KOREA, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A 25-year-old man named Kim who was arrested last week on robbery charges in North Chungcheong Province told police that he intentionally committed a crime to go to jail after his business failed. Kim entered a local convenience store he frequents, located in Eumseong County, around 7 p.m. last [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s police said Tuesday they will send more officers to the Philippines to cope with increasing crimes against Korean nationals in the Southeast Asian country. Deputy Commissioner General Kim Guy-chan visited Manila for talks with Philippine police chief Ronald Dela Rosa to discuss a recent murder case involving [...]
SUWON, South Korea, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Undercover law enforcement vehicles, also called “Amhaeng patrol cars” after Amhaeng-eosa of the Joseon Dynasty, have proven useful in lowering the number of traffic violations on expressways. The cars, introduced in early 2016, look just like any other passenger vehicle on the road, although police logos are [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean National Police Agency introduced “Smart Patrol Vehicles” Tuesday, equipped with various information and communications technologies to assist with police operations. One of the key features of the new vehicles is a “smart multi-camera”, which is installed on the roof. It is comprised of a searchlight, infrared camera, [...]
Geneva, Paris, Brussels, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Mr. Nam-gi Baek, the farmer activist who was left in a coma after being pummelled by water cannons at a demonstration in Seoul on 14 November 2015, succumbed to his injuries and died of kidney failure on Sunday, 25 September 2016. FIDH, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), [...]
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 [...]