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Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Hong Kong police force, including crime, justice and protests.
‘Unfree’ Hong Kong people should be grateful their police still respond to their complaints and calls, while keeping their streets safe.
Leap in substances seized in Hong Kong reflects post-Covid recovery of illegal trade and role of city as transit point for transnational traffickers.
New recruits also learn how to listen and make a life-or-death difference as Hong Kong faces its own challenges in uncertain times.
Case involving fictitious online sale of dog meat makes one thing clear: unless enforcement can stay ahead of the cybercriminals, Hong Kong’s dreams of shifting to more efficient cashless systems will keep barking up the wrong tree.
Hong Kong police recently impounded 16 cars and arrested at least 20 people for illegal street racing. More work is needed to discourage such drivers.
Critics have raised questions about the impact of the national security law on the city’s legal system, including potential ramifications for the business environment. Officials should continue to provide reassurance by explaining the way the law works, the procedures that are followed and the role of the judiciary.
In an attempt to fill holes in its ranks, the force has eased its application criteria for candidates.
Kwong Ka-kit, 30, convicted of six counts of money laundering through six payments between October 2019 and May 2021.
Police warn that predators target their young victims online before setting up meetings that lead to sex.
Part of individual’s body from the pelvis to the knee found floating in waters near Hung Hom ferry pier, police say.
Police say one of suspect is owner of white car linked to death of 66-year-old woman earlier this week.
Police find suspected liquid cocaine disguised as wine in boxes originating from South America after raids on multiple sites.
CCTV footage reveals former employee entered club at around 6.12am, damaged signboard and two surveillance cameras
Woman pedestrian, 66, suffers critical injuries after she is struck by car in hit-and-run incident in Kowloon.
Post learns scam targeted company’s CEO and sent out email claiming to be supplier requesting payment.
Police say 80 men and 42 women arrested comprise suspected holders of 117 stooge accounts and five owners of registered SIM cards linked to some scam cases.
Constable Adnan Mohammed once arrested a suspect just as it was time to break his fast, saying refraining from food and water from sunrise to sunset does not hinder his ability to catch criminals.
Two men, both aged 70, arrested on suspicion of practising dentistry without a licence – an offence punishable by up to three years in jail and a HK$100,000 fine.
Wong Tsz-shing, 20, admits to interfering with organ donation system through inputting personal details of donors on their behalf without consent.
Police also find 3,238, or 42 per cent, of all crimes logged in first month of this year were scams, amid city’s ongoing battle with fraudsters.
Police allege scam gang offered tickets for top acts such as Mirror, Jacky Cheung and pop duo Twins, as well as controversial Inter Miami football match.
Police say preliminary autopsy finds infants discovered at flat in Mei Hang Building were between 24 and 30 weeks old, but causes of death yet to be determined.
Two men and a woman arrested after force raided a flat in Hoi Lai Estate of Cheung Sha Wan and seized 28 stolen identity documents and bank cards.
Bluetooth tracking devices will be distributed citywide for free to families in need as part of a planned expansion of Project Pinpoint.
Officers looking for five men thought to be between the ages of 30 and 40, with two of the group carrying knives to rob 42-year-old man at industrial building in Hung Hom.
Motorcyclist, 56, thrown off vehicle after colliding with cab and later run over by private car.
Kennels at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge’s Hong Kong Port inaugurated as a World Customs Organisation Regional Dog Training Centre.
Man, thought to be 14K triad member, attacked in car park by three men wielding poles; victim being treated in intensive care unit.
Officers arrest man, 45, in connection with robbery of mainland Chinese traveller last week, but force says it is still looking for at least two other suspects.
Seven-year-old boy was riding on shoulders of his father when the latter threw him and jumped off rooftop of six-storey shopping centre, insider says.
Government accuses Ted Hui of ‘doxxing’ and ‘collusion with foreign forces’ after he calls for city officials involved in his court cases to be added to US sanctions list.
Police discover a 95kg cocaine haul hidden in cargo container, two vehicles in New Territories.
Police seeking black car linked to incident near Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market on Saturday night that left 4 people, aged 28 to 31, with minor injuries.
Police say two-day operation led to seizure of 39kg of ketamine, with an estimated street value of HK$18 million.
Police expenditure on ‘rewards and special services’ up HK$23.6 million, a 16.4 per cent increase to HK$165 million.