Category Archives: Crime

Zhongshan crooks kidnap and extort local merchant while impersonating police officers

Posted on May 18, 2012 by katei

Being kidnapped and extorted a few million RMB would be considered an incredibly bad day by any standards. However, in a truly bizarre series of events, a Zhongshan man was extorted not once but twice by the same man. Continue reading →

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Foshan man sentenced to 12-years in prison after accidentally shooting girlfriend to death

Posted on May 15, 2012 by ellen

A 31-year-old Foshan drug dealer has been sentenced to 12-years imprisonment for drug trafficking, possession of an illegal firearm, and manslaughter, after accidentally killing his girlfriend. Continue reading →

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Shenzhen woman robbed at ATM, ignored by onlookers

Posted on May 9, 2012 by kevin

The woman grappled with the thugs and claims that the bank’s security guard must have known what was happening. The guard only appeared after the assailants had fled. Continue reading →

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Brazilian man beaten in Dongguan, passers-by watch

Posted on May 7, 2012 by kevin

As well as the estimated 20 witnesses who failed to intervene, there were two zhianting, or public security stands, within 30 meters. Continue reading →

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Crime round-up: Heyuan youths rob passerby, three post-90s men caught with 30cm long saber

Posted on May 7, 2012 by katei

Police round-up three post-90s men in Guangzhou who confessed they were planning to rob a man and two girls for “pocket money”. Continue reading →

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Visitors to Canton Fair ripped off to the tune of 30 million RMB

Posted on May 1, 2012 by jane

For most businesses in the PRD, the month of April is busily spent placing orders for clients at the Canton Fair, the most popular international trade fair in Mainland China. Yet, while businesses are working overtime, so too are the thieves. Continue reading →

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Four Chengguan officials convicted for accepting bribes and abuse of power

Posted on April 24, 2012 by ellen

While it may be common knowledge that Chengguan officials are susceptible to taking bribes, the issue has yet to come to court in Guangzhou. That is until now. Continue reading →

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Guangzhou Police to dispatch 50,000 decks of free playing cards with WANTED faces

Posted on April 20, 2012 by ellen

Guangzhou Police have come up with a unique plan to catch bad guys: playing cards with suspects’ faces printed on them. Continue reading →

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‘Guilt made me do it,’ says post-90s man who killed a prostitute immediately after procuring her services

Posted on April 16, 2012 by jane

It’s hard to feel sympathy for a man facing murder charges knowing he brought not just one but two knives to go search for a sex worker he quickly proceeded to stab to death. Continue reading →

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In Dongguan searching for a job, he got recruited by a gang and lost his older cousin

Posted on April 10, 2012 by ellen

Where’s Ryan Gosling when you need him? Two kids show up in Dongguan looking for work, one ends up getting his arm broken and, after managing to escape, losing all contact with his 18yo cousin, presumably now part of a highway extortion gang. Continue reading →

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