Hong Kong police have smashed a fraud syndicate and arrested six suspects who allegedly cheated at least 12 victims out of about HK$520,000 (US$66,667) in a series of phone scams since last November. Officers on Sunday also urged schools to be on their guard against phone fraudsters after syndicate members were found in some cases…
Hong Kong police have arrested three more suspects over a fatal knife attack in Yuen Long earlier this week, which left one man dead and another injured, bringing the total taken into custody to nine. The force said on Saturday it arrested two 22-year-old men on suspicion of murder and wounding, and a 20-year-old woman…
Hong Kong police have arrested three more suspects over a fatal knife attack in Yuen Long earlier this week, which left one man dead and another injured, bringing the total taken into custody to nine. The force said on Saturday it arrested two 22-year-old men on suspicion of murder and wounding, and a 20-year-old woman…
Four robbers armed with knives and hammers stormed a Hong Kong jewellery store on Wednesday night, making off with valuables and fleeing in a car that later crashed in Tai Po. Police launched a manhunt after receiving multiple reports at around 6.30pm about the four assailants running from the shop on San Fung Avenue in…
China needs a crisis intervention system to identify high-risk individuals to help prevent the kinds of “lone wolf” attacks that have left more than 40 people dead this month, according to two legal experts. “We need to put more effort into mental health crisis intervention and conflict resolution, and urgently establish a systematic prevention mechanism,”…
Four people have been arrested after a man fell to his death from the roof of a commercial building in Hong Kong following a call he made to police saying he was being chased. The force said on Friday the four suspects were arrested hours after officers received the call at 10.43am on Thursday from…
Hong Kong police have arrested a group of three people suspected of pickpocketing HK$270,000 (US$34,770) in cash from victims who just withdrew cash from ATM machines or banks. Inspector Woo Nok-hin said on Saturday two men and one woman had been remanded in custody since Friday after they were apprehended in a police operation. Officers…