SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will introduce a multiple-shot stun gun, a less lethal pistol and other new weapons to cope better with violence, officials said Thursday, amid heavy criticism over a bungled police response to a recent knife attack. The new stun gun allows three consecutive shots and logs records of time [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have come under fire for their inadequate responses to violent crimes, as seen in the recent death of a stalking victim under police protection and an alleged dereliction of duty by two Incheon officers accused of sidestepping a knife attack scene. A man in his 30s was arrested [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hoarders of urea water solution could face up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 100 million won (US$84,000), the government warned Monday, as it launched a special crackdown on illegal market activities amid a shortage of the material essential to diesel vehicles. The government [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology has been developed in which the artificial intelligence (AI) responsible for monitoring closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage installed in crime-ridden districts can send CCTV footage instantly to the police if it detects dangerous situations. The Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI) said Wednesday that it had developed core [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 1,289 people in violation of anti-COVID-19 rules were caught in the past three days at Halloween parties and private gatherings across the country, police said Monday. The National Police Agency said 630 people were discovered violating antivirus protocols, food sanitation rules and music-related regulations Saturday, followed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Tuesday it will introduce number plates for the exclusive use of police vehicles next month that will allow automatic access to unmanned apartment complex entrances for a faster response. The National Police Agency joined hands with relevant departments to revise notifications by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will ban late night questionings and minimize the use of handcuffs and ropes in an effort to improve human rights of detainees, officials said Tuesday. The measures are among the recommendations that a civic human rights panel made to police as part of a program that the National [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Police announced plans to introduce new technology from the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including metaverse platforms, to renovate its education and training curriculum. The National Police Agency (NPA) will invest 24 billion won (US$20.4 million) over the next five years to build an extended reality (XR)-based simulation training program. Police [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean police station has come up with the idea of turning unused old smartphones into security cameras that can be used to improve public safety. With new security service using old smartphones, developed by the Jungnang Police Station in Seoul, users can install a smartphone security camera [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police has decided to introduce a qualification exam for fingerprint appraisers aimed at improving the reliability of fingerprint analysis results. The National Police Agency plans to hold the first qualification exam for fingerprint appraisers on Saturday. After forming an examination board with a group of technological specialists in fingerprint appraisal, [...]