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Beijing
TV reporter 'conman'
A former reporter for state television is on trial in the capital accused of fraud, the Beijing Times reports. Zhao Jicheng is accused of taking 8.5 million yuan (HK$10.7 million) from victims after he posed as the director of the state broadcaster's online news section and promised to improve their ties with the station. He is accused of 18 offences. On one occasion he is said to have taken 3.3 million yuan. Zhao used to be a reporter on a legal programme on the network. A verdict has yet to be announced.
Missing girl report a fake
Police in the capital's Fangshan district have posted a public notice warning the public to ignore a bogus rumour circulating online that a three-year-old girl is missing and her family have issued a reward for her return, the Beijing Youth Daily reports. Police have received calls about the report, which promises a reward of up to 500,000 yuan.
Guangdong
Mirror thief caught
A thief in Shantou who stole car mirrors was caught after he boasted online about his collection of the car parts, the Yangcheng Evening News reports. The man took mirrors from luxury cars and was filmed on surveillance cameras. Police realised his features matched photographs on his social media posts.
Boy, 5, beaten by teacher
A five-year-old boy was allegedly beaten by his teacher at a private kindergarten in Guangzhou after he sprayed urine around the toilet when he was relieving himself, the Southern Metropolis News reports. The boy's mother discovered bruises on the boy's legs and scratches on his face. She has demanded an apology.
Hebei
Drone military alert
Three men have stood trial in Sanhe accused of disrupting aircraft by flying a drone without permission to use airspace, prompting a military alert, the Beijing Youth Daily reports. They worked for a company specialising in aerial photography and were flying a 2.3-metre drone on the edge of Beijing and Hebei province . The PLA had to scramble two helicopters to investigate the unauthorised aircraft. Air China said the drone flight led to delays for 11 of its aircraft. Verdicts in the case have yet to be announced.
Lavish wedding transport
A family in Tangshan hosted a lavish wedding, hiring luxury cars worth 200 million yuan to ferry guests, the Yanzhao Metropolis Daily reports. A local tycoon held the wedding for his son. They invited about 1,000 people.
Jiangsu
Long-suffering parents
A couple in Nantong have worked as attendants at an underground garage for two years without taking a single day off to pay back their son's debt, the Modern Express reports. The father, 66 and mother, 63, promised to help their son to clear 21,000 yuan in debt when his restaurant business failed two years ago. They worked in shifts and monitored five garages in a residential compound and have been able to pay the money back.
University entrance scam
A man in Yangzhou has been arrested after he pretended to be an assistant judge and tricked six families out of more than 2 million yuan, promising to arrange for their children to enter famous universities, the news website People.com.cn reports. The man charged the families a fee for "introduction" and "recruitment". He then faked documents to fool the families into thinking their children had been accepted by the colleges. The families later reported him to the police.
Jiangxi
Rich men's gift to village
Four brothers from a village near Xinyu built 72 villas as gifts for their fellow villagers after they made their fortune in the property business, the news website Chinanews.com reports. The brothers left the village when they were young to make a living. When they heard many village houses had been destroyed in floods, they decided to help, and spent 36 million yuan on the project.
Ex-wife's lover stabbed
A man in Zhangshu has been arrested after he stabbed the lover of his ex-wife to death, the news website Jxnews.com.cn reports. The man divorced his wife after discovering she had an affair with the victim. He saw the man drinking at a hotel and stabbed him. Staff called the police who later tracked down and arrested the man.
Jilin
Life saved three times
A taxi driver in Tonghua saved a woman's life three times in one night after she repeatedly tried to kill herself by jumping into a river, the City Evening News reports. The driver gave a lift to the woman who was drunk and appeared depressed. She asked him to drive her to a bridge and when they arrived, she got out and tried to jump off. He dragged her back into the car and called the woman's family. After he dropped her off, he saw the woman get into another taxi. He followed her to the same bridge. He saved her again and put her in the car, but she jumped out and ran into a river. He saved her a third time and finally took her to hospital.
Agile pensioner
An elderly man in Jilin city has attracted comments online after pictures were posted of him doing his regular exercise of climbing a tree six metres high, the Xinwen Huabao reports. Some people said the man in his 70s should stop as it was dangerous. Park administrators said they would try to discourage him from doing it in future.
Shaanxi
Migrant workers beaten
A dozen thugs attacked a group of migrant workers in Yijun county near Tongchuan after they had claimed they were owed back pay, the Huashang Daily reports. About 20 workers were attacked and two of them were seriously injured, with their kneecaps broken. The workers have been paid and police are investigating if it was a revenge attack ordered by their employer.
Family demand justice
A family in Luonan county near Shangluo is calling for a man to be charged after he confessed for a second time to killing their son three decades ago, the Southern Metropolis News  reports. The family's son, then 20, was involved in a dispute in another village. He died after he drank water in the suspect's house. The suspect admitted he had put rat poison in it. Police let him go, claiming they did not have enough evidence. The suspect was recently arrested for another crime and he confessed to the killing again.
Sichuan
Heatstroke deaths
The owner of an abandoned car in Panzhihua has been ordered to pay 160,000 yuan in compensation after two children got trapped inside and died of heatstroke, the Chengdu Economic Daily reports. The family of the boy and girl were also criticised by the court for not supervising the children properly during the summer.
Fake booze sold
A man and woman in Mianyang have been arrested for allegedly selling fake liquor, the news website Chinanews.com reports. They bought empty bottles of expensive-brand drinks and filled them with fake liquor. They were caught after police received tip-offs.


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A man in Yangzhou has been arrested after he pretended to be an assistant judge and tricked six families out of more than 2 million yuan, promising to arrange for their children to enter famous universities. Photo: Xinhua

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A former reporter for state television is on trial in the capital accused of fraud, the Beijing Times reports.
