Blog Tag - Crime

Mandarin Monday: Tricky Headlines That Blame Victims Rather Than Criminals
More than any other grammatical obstacle, my friends who have studied Chinese always seem to stumble when it comes to correct usage of “被 bèi“ and ”把...
You’re in Trouble and Don’t Speak Mandarin: What Now?
Responding effectively to crises is an intimidating process in any country, let alone for a Beijing newcomer who doesn’t speak Mandarin. Recent...
Kapital Koopas: Your Game Consoles May Be Smuggled, New Tencent Game Controller Looks Like a Hybrid
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Guangdong...
Trending in Beijing: Fusion Friction, Work Addiction, April Fool Conviction
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this? Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags,...
A Fallen Expensive Satellite And Your Not So Expensive Facial Data
What's the latest in clean breathing innovation? Who is using your data? When will the drones deliver your mail? Keep up with the latest circuitry in...
Some Self-Defense Tools We Hope You'll Never Have to Use
Although Beijing is a comparatively safe city, that doesn't mean that it's totally free of assault and occasional instances of violence. That being...
BREAKING: Multiple People Injured in Stabbing at Chaoyang Hospital
Today at around 2pm Beijing time, a stabbing occurred at the ophthalmology department of Chaoyang Hospital, leaving one doctor seriously injured....
Majority Report: Beijing Police Boast 100% Burglary Detection Rate in 2019
There's one more reason to sleep tight in Beijing after the recent release of the 2019 Beijing police report, which outlines how 100 percent of all...
Mandarin Monday: How to Contact the Police When Your Valuables Are Stolen
You can never predict when something will get stolen. As I recently had the misfortune of discovering when I absently mindedly left my laptop in the...
Quick-Witted Ayi Saves Boy From Kidnappers in Chongwenmen
A probable child abduction attempt was thwarted in Chongwenmen last week, thanks to the quick thinking of a woman employed as an ayi by the child's...
Eats Shoots, and Leaves: Two Beijing Women Busted After Uprooting Entire Bamboo Forest
It's not uncommon to see Beijing dama poking around for fruit and berries in public gardens during the warmer months, but two Haidian women did ...
Gang of 21 Pickpockets Nabbed Outside Gongti Xilu Club Strip
A gang of 21 pickpockets operating outside the strip of nightclubs on Gongti Xilu was busted early Saturday morning, according to Chaoyang Police....
Throwback Thursday: Finger Pointing at Restaurants With Frequent Criminal Activity
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our eleven-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Didi Kicks Drunk Passengers to the Curb
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has rolled out a series of features aimed at curbing bad behavior among drunk passengers, marking the latest...
Subway Crime Victim Warns of Bank Card Vulnerability
This week a Beijing resident fell victim to a pickpocket and had USD 300 taken from his bank account. Yet his bank card remained in his possession...