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A red BMW allegedly sped away during a traffic stop in Shanghai, dragging an officer along for about 10 metres. He died from his injuries. Photo: Sina News
SHANGHAI
Driver kills traffic officer
A traffic police officer was dragged to his death by a driver in a red BMW who sped away after police stopped the vehicle for running a red light in Minhang district, the news website Cqnews.net reports. The officer was pulled along by the car for about 10 metres, and suffered fatal head injuries. His family was in deep grief as the wife is due to give birth next month. The driver is in police custody.
ANHUI
Body found under bed
A man in Bengbu was cleaning a flat he had rented and found the body of woman under the bed, Anhui Business News reports. Her hand fell into view while he was moving the mattress. At first, he though it was a sex doll but soon saw the rest of the body. Police arrived and started an investigation. They arrested the previous tenant, who they suspect killed his girlfriend when she broke up with him.
Fugitive’s bad luck
Police saw an elderly man fall in the Hefei’s south train station, and offered to help but he refused their assistance, the Anhui Business News reports. He appeared nervous and when officers checked his personal details they discovered he was a fugitive who had been on the run for three years. He fled after asking someone to beat another person to death. Police arrested the killer.
CHONGQING
Brush with death ‘lucky’
A woman driver who survived a car accident decided she was having good luck and immediately went to play mahjong, the Chongqing Morning News reports. The driver, who obtained her permit eight months ago, flipped the car while making a tight turn. Neither she nor the passenger suffered injuries.
Bad behaviour monitors
Authorities in Shapingba district are hoping to encourage better public behaviour by offering money to people who post photos online of people littering or committing other similar offences, the Chongqing Daily reports. All district residents can take part in the programme and post their snapshots to the district’s WeChat account. The first 10 people will receive 200 yuan (HK$253) each. The programme will run occasionally.
FUJIAN
Teacher kidnapped pupil
An elementary sports teacher in Fuzhou kidnapped one of his pupils in an attempt to blackmail the family for 2 million yuan, the Dongnan Kuaibao reports. The teacher lost money playing the lottery and couldn’t pay back the interest on loans he took out. After abducting the child, he contacted the police, who tracked him down. He has been charged with kidnapping.
Sun Yat-sen forest at risk
The Kinmen Highlights-Sun Yat-sen Memorial forest has been attacked by insects and about 400 black pine trees were in danger, the news website Chinatimes.com reports. Experts had to cut down 50 seriously ill trees and apply biotechnological methods to stop other trees from turning yellow and their leaves falling. What’s behind the insect infestation has not been determined.
GUANGDONG
Boy, 6, ate grandad’s pills
A six-year-old boy in Guangzhou thought his grandfather’s blood pressure medication was candy and ate a dangerously large quantity, the Guangzhou Daily reports. He suffered serious damage to his kidney and heart. The pills decrease blood pressure and can cause the heart to pump slower.
Lift firms fail inspections
Five companies that supply elevators and offer servicing failed to pass quality inspection in Zhuhai, the Xinxi Shibao reports. Among 61 of the firms checked, five won top marks, including two Zhuhai companies. The five that failed inspection were asked to upgrade their system before a new inspection was carried out.
SHAANXI
Official ‘steals’ child
A couple in Shangluo who planned to have a second child discovered their quota was taken by a district official, the Hushang Daily reports. Under the relaxed family planning rules, more couples are eligible to have a second child. When they went to the local family planning administration, officials said they were already registered as having two children. After a round of negotiations, the officials promised to amend the situation.
Stepdaughter abused
A father has been jailed for five years after a court in Baoji found him guilty of molesting his stepdaughter, the Hushang Daily reports. The woman said she tried to stop the abuse when it began a decade ago, when the girl was six.
Diesel thieves caught
Jiading district police have broken up a criminal gang who stole and sold diesel, arresting 12 suspects, the Xinmin Evening News reports. A man reported to the police that his oil tank truck had been was emptied and he had lost about 10 tonnes of diesel. The police reviewed CCTV footage and discovered a suspicious car that drove back and forth in the area where the truck was parked. Police hunted for the car and discovered the trunk had been modified to contain an oil tank. The drivers gave out names of the group’s members.
SICHUAN
Urn blackmailers arrested
Two men in Mianyang who stole an urn from a public cemetery tried to blackmail the manager, threatening to report the ashes as missing to the deceased man’s family, the Chengdu Business News reports. After stealing the ashes, they asked the cemetery manager for 200,000 yuan. The manager called the police to arrest the men.
Driver injured in accident
At least one driver was in serious condition in hospital after an accident with another car on a highway in Deyang, the news website www.Scol.com.cn reports. One car drove off into the bushes on the side of the road and remained stuck there. The status of the driver in the second vehicle was not given. Six firefighters arrived at the scene to rescue them. The first vehicle was badly damaged and the driver’s legs were caught against the steering wheel. The firefighters cut his seat apart and freed him after 20 minutes. The police are investigating the cause of the accident.
ZHEJIANG
Smelly wells irk locals
Internet users in Ningbo posted photos of a 270-metre long street with 260 wells and drainages, saying the area is responsible for a foul smell when the weather changes, the Xiandai Jinbao reports. The wells were spaced closely together, with some only a few centimetres apart. Local residents who run businesses said that when the weather was warmer, the smell along the street became worse. They called on authorities to inspect the wells and seal the ones no longer in use.
200,000 yuan shock
An elderly couple discovered their 13 certificates of deposits accounting for their life savings were fake, the Xiandai Jinbao reports. Police discovered that their son had forged the certificates and kept the real ones to prevent them from falling prey to scams, which they had earlier. The couple panicked, fearing their 200,000 yuan in savings was gone. The son will withdraw money for his parents.
A farmer in Shangluo found a 2,000-year-old shovelhead but is refusing offers of up to 10,000 yuan from collectors or entreaties to give it to a museum. Photo: Hsw.cn
SHAANXI
Farmer keeps antique find
A farmer in Shangluo found an antique shovelhead in his courtyard and has refused to donated it to the state or sell it, the Huashang Daily reports. Expert said the shovel dated to the Han dynasty (206BC-AD220). The farmer turned away antique collectors who offered 10,000 yuan for the item. Local authorities tried to persuade the famer to donate it, but he has refused.
Bedside vigil ends happily
A father in Qishan county remained at the bedside of his stepson who had fallen into a comma for almost a year and was overjoyed when he recently awoke, the Huashang Daily reports. The mother said her son worked as a traffic police officer and had an accident on the job. After undergoing brain surgery, the man fell into comma. The father quit his job to care for him because he himself lost his father when he was 10 and he didn't want to lose another family member.
ANHUI
Water-induced coma
A pregnant woman in Hefei fell into a comma after drinking too much water during an ultrasound, the news website Anhuinews.com reports. Her fiancé said that she drank at least 10 cups of water in a short time after a doctor had difficulty obtaining a clear image of the fetus. After taking in so much liquid, she began to vomit and said she felt dizzy.
City in bloom
The cherry blossom festival has kicked off in Hefei, the Hefei Daily reports. Thousands of tourists are expected to visit the city to see the roughly 20,000 trees bloom. The festival runs until the middle of next month as some of the 40 types of trees flower later than others. The city is arranging buses to drive tourists to the festival.
BEIJING
Deadly break-up
A 30-year-old woman stabbed her boyfriend when he said he wanted to break up and bled to death before paramedics arrived, the Beijing Times reports. They were childhood friends from elementary school and began to live together two years ago, but recently started to fight often. The woman said she tried to stop him from leaving their home by picking up a kitchen knife, and in a fit of rage, she stabbed him. She was arrested and is expected to be charged soon.
No room at the kindy
The parents of more than a hundred children in Chaoyang district say a kindergarten admitted the youngsters as pupils but then said there was not enough room, The Beijing News reports. The school said the city's housing services centre had not released a building that was to serve as an extra classroom for the 125 children. The centre said they would expedite the handover process due to pressure from the parents.
CHONGQING
Duped by 'detective'
A man who wanted to hire a private detective to determine if his wife was cheating has been duped out of nearly 50,000 yuan (HK$62,940), the Chongqing Morning Post reports. The husband found a detective agency online and gave them an 8,000 yuan deposit. It did not provide him with any information but asked later for an additional 40,000 yuan, which he gave them. The company then ceased all communication with him, and the man reported the matter to police.
Volunteers plant trees
Jiangbei district officials arranged for about 400 volunteers to plant more than 1,300 trees in an effort to improve green coverage, the Chongqing Evening News reports. The volunteers planted camphor trees along with willows in an area measuring about 1.3 hectares in a park. Officials hope to recruit 10,000 volunteers to plant more trees in the coming months.
HENAN
Boy flees home in van
A 10-year-old boy in Zhoukou ran away from home and stole a van left unattended with the keys inside, the Dahe Daily reports. He was eventually stopped by police on a highway and sent home. His family said the boy had been allowed to drive close to their home and didn't expect him to steal a vehicle. The boy said he took the van because he though it would be fun.
Drug gang busted
Police in Zhengzhou have broken up a drug gang, arresting 17 suspects and confiscating more than 3.5kg of methamphetamine, the Henan Business News reports. About 600,000 yuan was also seized. The breakthrough in the operation came after police arrested a man near a college for suspected drug dealing and he provided a list of names of other members of the gang.
HUNAN
Cracks in mine exploration
Mine exploration in Tanjiashan near Xiangtan caused a landslide near a village and damage to the home of an elderly man, the news website ldnews.cn reports. The man said that the walls of his home started to crack six years ago. One wall was leaning at a 6cm incline. He asked the coal mine to take responsibility for the damage, and they arranged repairs once but refused further assistance. The man has turned to local authorities for help.
Fake seeds seized
Authorities in Xiangtan carried out a check on counterfeit agricultural products and seized fake seeds, fertiliser and pesticides, the news website ldnews.cn reports. The investigation found that many stores sold products that either included fake ingredients or were past they sell-by date. The crackdown was aimed at getting dangerous items off the shelves before farmers began their spring planting.
JIANGSU
Thief has change of heart
A thief in Yancheng stole a bike from a shop worth more than 20,000 yuan along with some accessories but later returned them with a letter of apology, the news website Chinanews.com reports. The store owner reported the crime to the police, but they lacked clues. The thief returned the items to the shop but so far not handed himself over to the authorities.
Boxer short obsession
A woman in Nanjing stole 20 pairs of boxer shorts from a store and later told police she was obsessed with the garment, the news website Caijing.com.cn reports. The woman told the police that she suffered a psychological problem that made her unable to resist taking the items. Police discovered the woman had a history of stealing and would have her assessed by mental health experts.
ZHEJIANG
'Good Samaritan' exposed
A 17-year-old girl hit an elderly man with her electric bike in Jiaxing but tried to blame someone else after she took him to the hospital, the Qianjiang Evening News reports. The man died from his injuries and the girl said she only discovered the man injured. Police checked her electric bike and found evidence it was involved in the incident.
Short respite for criminal
A middle-age man in Beilun near Ningbo was released from jail after serving 16 years for robbery and promptly stole again after his parents said he should get married and needed money to pay for it, the Qianjiang Evening News reports. The man was working in a furniture store and stole 10,000 yuan from his boss. He confessed after the boss and the police questioned him. He was sentenced to seven months in jail and fined 4,000 yuan.
