STREET BRAWLS: Between Tuesday and yesterday, 435 police officers were dispatched to the scenes of violent incidents, leading to the deputy minister of the interior’s visit
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 20, 2019
By: Huang Liang-chieh and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA
Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥) yesterday traveled to Kaohsiung to address an
Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen, center, speaks to reporters yesterday in Kaohsiung about violent incidents triggered by a dispute between two livestream hosts.
Photo: Huang Liang-chieh, Taipei Times
Twenty-five people were detained by police after a pet supplies store was vandalized, leading to street brawls, the Kaohsiung Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Corps said.
It believes the incident was caused by a dispute between two livestream hosts and it has formed a task force with the local police precincts involved to investigate the case, it said.
It has identified and is searching for suspects still at large, it added. [FULL STORY]
