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180 steered to illegal 'doctor'

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-11-11

SIX members of a ring of illegal medical agents have been arrested for allegedly defrauding some 500,000 yuan (US$73,206) from more than 180 victims by steering them to an unlicensed doctor, Hongkou District prosecutors...

Man held over street attacks

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-11-6

POLICE have detained a man suspected of randomly attacking four people, including an 84-year-old man, in Hongkou District yesterday. They said the suspect, a 46-year-old migrant worker surnamed Huang, "behaved...

Daughter put volunteer on anti-PJ course

Metro
2009-11-6

YU Shihe, 58, used to wear her pajamas when going to the wet market 200 meters from her Hongkou District neighborhood. But one day she was stopped short by her 20-year-old daughter, about to go to the market with...

8 hurt as car plows into crowd

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-10-28

EIGHT people were hurt last night when a car knocked down a bicycle and a moped and then crashed into pedestrians on a crowded sidewalk in front of a bank in Shanghai's Hongkou District. The injured suffered broken...

Pair accused over selling fake money

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-10-14

HONGKOU District police have arrested two people suspected of selling forged notes and have seized 312,600 yuan (US$45,793) in fake money. The police said the suspects were spotted dealing in fake money at Hongkou...

Poisoned fish spoil visit to park pond

Metro | Environment
2009-9-21

HUNDREDS of dead fish floating in a pond revolted visitors to Quyang Park in Hongkou District over the weekend. In response to complaints, park officials explained that they had killed the fish using a drug "safe...

Net result

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-9-17

HONGKOU District police have caught a man, surnamed Zhang, for allegedly renting a foreign Website to sell fake branded bags overseas. About 50 fake bags and a laptop were found in Zhang's apartment.

House protest turns violent

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-7-20

POLICE were called in to break up a protest that turned violent at a condominium complex in Hongkou District on its first day of sales yesterday. Nearly 100 protestors from a neighboring community gathered at Baohua...

Warning after spike in local burglaries

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-6-12

POLICE are reminding locals to keep their windows locked at night and keep a close eye on valuables after a sharp rise in burglaries, city police said yesterday. From mid-April to mid-May, 1,432 burglaries were...

Accidents injure kids and man

Metro | Traffic
2009-6-8

TWO children hit by a car were in critical condition in hospital yesterday, while a man suffered severe brain injuries after being run over by another car over the weekend. In the former case, a car lost control...