Crime

The accused officer allegedly photographed a woman’s chest and underarms while handling a traffic incident. In another case the following year, prosecutors say he told a woman to remove clothing while claiming he needed to document injuries, then photographed her in a sports bra. In a separate incident, they say he secretly filmed a woman in a bathroom at the police station after taking her report.

Ministry of Transportation (MOTC) data indicates that the overwhelming majority of traffic accidents and hit-and-run incidents in Kaohsiung continue to involve Taiwanese citizens. Critics of proposed crackdowns have previously noted that focusing solely on migrant workers may overlook broader systemic issues, such as the general lack of road safety infrastructure or the high volume of unlicensed Taiwanese drivers.

On March 25, police held a traffic safety event at Ren’ai Elementary School (仁愛國小). The event featured a concrete mixer truck brought onto campus so students could sit in the driver’s seat. The exercise was designed to provide a firsthand perspective on “blind spots” and the “inner wheel difference” — the dangerous gap created when a large vehicle turns.