SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — After a series of indiscriminate stabbing attacks targeting local citizens, armored vehicles and special forces armed with machine guns emerged in major areas, including Seoul’s Gangnam Station, Gimhae International Airport, and Jeju International Airport. Sunday morning brought an unexpected sight near Gangnam Station — armored vehicles instead of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Minors accounted for more than half of the suspects apprehended for posting online threats of copycat crimes in the wake of recent back-to-back deadly stabbing rampages, police said Monday. Since July 21, when a 33-year-old man wielding a knife killed one person and injured three others near a subway [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Sunday they have tracked down 54 people in connection with online murder threat posts across the country amid concerns of copycat crimes following a recent stabbing rampage at a department store south of Seoul. Police said they are reviewing the circumstances and criminal charges against those identified [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Police intensified their investigation Saturday into a wave of online posts threatening copycat crimes following a recent stabbing rampage at a department store. On Thursday afternoon, a man drove a car onto a sidewalk and attacked people with a knife at a department store in Seongnam, south of Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have concluded that no hazardous substances were found in thousands of suspicious international parcels that had sparked fears of terrorism, officials said Friday. Police had been looking into whether terrorism was involved after thousands of international parcels received nationwide were reported to authorities for suspicions of containing suspicious [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency is investigating 193 cases of babies not registered at birth, officials said Tuesday, amid a string of child abuse cases involving such undocumented babies, including the shocking discovery of two dead newborns being kept in a refrigerator. Police have been expanding its probe into cases [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean national police said Sunday they will begin offering real-time interpretation services on their emergency hotline for foreign nationals this week. The National Police Agency (NPA) said they will place two English interpreters and two Chinese interpreters in the 112 situation room in Seoul beginning Monday, tasking [...]
GOYANG, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In a progressive move aimed at curbing juvenile delinquency and reducing crimes in public restrooms during late-night hours, the Goyang Police Station in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province has recently announced the installation of cutting-edge high-frequency sound speakers. These advanced audio devices emit a discreet “beep” sound that is barely audible [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A kit capable of detecting illegal substances in drinks has been developed, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Wednesday, stepping up its war on drug crimes. The NPA disclosed the portable drug detection kit, developed with the National Forensic Service, to the media, saying it can detect 10 types [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Fifteen people, including a Vietnamese illegal immigrant, have been arrested for stealing mobile phones and smuggling them into Vietnam, officials said Sunday. The Vietnamese, who has been detained in the face of a prosecutors’ probe, is suspected of buying stolen mobile phones for as little as 200,000 won (US$156) [...]