Man shot by police

Police in the northern city of Haiphong announced on Friday that they had detained a Georgian man who was accused of swindling USD 30,000 from a gold shop in Le Chan District. Gia Sordia According to the police, the man Gia Sordia, 55, came to the gold shop on Cho Hang Street at 5.40 pm on February 27, and said he wanted to exchange Vietnamese Dong notes for US Dollar notes that were worth USD30,000. They used Google translations to communicate. The gold shop owner gave the foreign man USD 30,000 and he put the notes into three envelopes. While the shop owner wasn't paying attention, Sordia put the three envelopes into his pocket and replaced them with three other envelopes that looked identical. He then suddenly told the shop owner that he forgot to bring enough Vietnamese Dong notes and that he needed to go home to get them. To win the shop owner's trust, he put the three envelopes into his suitcase and left the shop before leaving the city. A while after … [Read more...] about Georgian man detained for cheating Haiphong businessman

It took a loaded pistol pointed at Lazzaro D'Auria's head for the Italian landowner to finally say yes to the country's newest and most violent mafia. The Puglia farmer had resisted their extortion attempts in the past –- the threats, the fires, the damage to his crops and property. But surprised by the early morning visit of a dozen men, including a boss with a gun, he agreed to their demand for 150,000 euros a year. Instead of paying up the next day, D'Auria went to the police, making him one of the few people to ever denounce Foggia's little-known mafia, Italy's long-ignored and today its most violent organised crime syndicate. "If more citizens pressed charges, the local mafia could be weakened," D'Auria, who has lived under police protection since 2017, told AFP. "Citizens, speak out!" implored the 57-year-old, who sees recent crackdowns by authorities as a sign the mafia can be weakened if locals overcome their fears. Its bloody clan wars were once dismissed as … [Read more...] about Italy’s ‘Fourth Mafia’, little-known but extremely violent

The student who was accused of shooting and wounding two faculty members at his Denver high school has been found dead near his vehicle in Park County. The Park County Coroners Office confirmed in a Facebook post that the body belonged to 17-year-old Austin Lyle, who shot faculty members as they were patting him down for weapons as part of a "safety plan" devised for the youth based on previous behavioral issues. The East High School student fled the shooting scene on foot immediately after Wednesday's violence, which unfolded just before 10 a.m. local time (1600 GMT). Denver Police Department had said in a tweet that a body was located near the suspect's vehicle, adding that the identity and cause of death would be determined by the Park County Medical Examiner's Office. "This particular student had a safety plan that was in place where they were to be searched at the beginning of the school day every day," Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas told reporters during a news … [Read more...] about Student accused of shooting two faculty members in Denver found dead

A 55-year-old Georgian man has been arrested for allegedly appropriating nearly US$30,000 from a gold shop in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam. The Hai Phong Police on Saturday informed the arrest of the foreigner. In particular, at 6:00 pm on February 27, P.D.D., a 24-year-old resident in Dong Hai Ward, Le Chan District, Hai Phong City, reported to the Le Chan District Police that he lost $30,000 to a foreign man. He said that at about 5:40 pm on the same day, the foreign man arrived at his gold shop at 96D Cho Hang Street in Dong Hai Ward to exchange Vietnamese banknotes for U.S. dollars totaling $30,000. The foreigner could not speak Vietnamese, so he used Google Translate for communication. After receiving $30,000 from D., the foreigner put the money into three envelopes. Each envelope had a small plastic square through which they could look inside the envelopes. When D. did not pay attention to the envelopes, the foreign man exchanged the three envelopes with three … [Read more...] about Foreigner detained for appropriating nearly $30,000 from gold shop in Vietnam’s Hai Phong

A Vietnamese married couple had their scooter seized by police officers and will face punishment for performing acrobatics while riding at a dangerous bend on Hai Van Mountain Pass in central Vietnam. Police officers in Phu Loc District, central Thua Thien-Hue Province said on Monday afternoon that they determined the couple in question include Nguyen The A., 35, and Nguyen Thi Kim Ng., 24, both of whom are local residents. A 30-second video capturing A. and Ng.’s daredevil stunts circulated on social media on Sunday. This supplied photo shows Nguyen Thi Kim Ng.’s scooter being seized by police officers in Phu Loc District, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. In the video, Ng. carried A. on the scooter while both were not wearing helmets at a double-hairpin bend on Hai Van Mountain Pass, which connects Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang City. Then, A., from the passenger seat, leaned forward and held the handlebars to steer the scooter while his left leg was still left … [Read more...] about Vietnamese couple cited for performing scooter stunts on mountain pass

Police in Thai Binh Province, northern Vietnam said on Friday that they had arrested and initiated legal proceedings against a Buddhist monk for the illegal possession of narcotics. Police officers of Dong Hung District in Thai Binh caught Nguyen Thanh Duc, 41, red-handed illegally possessing 0.1476 grams of methamphetamine at the beginning of this month. Duc declared that he is a monk and the abbot of Co Son Pagoda in Tien Lang District, Hai Phong City, which borders Thai Binh. Dong Hung police officers reached out to the Religious Affairs Department of Hai Phong and the chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in the city to verify the declaration. The response from the Religious Affairs Department of Hai Phong confirmed that Duc was officially recognized as a Buddhist by the chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in the city in 2017 and was given the Buddhist name Thich Ban Tinh. Since April 2021, he has resided and participated in religious activities at Co Son Pagoda … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, Buddhist monk arrested for possession of drugs

While climbing a high rock cliff, widely known as the ‘death cliff,’ in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Ha Giang to take photos last week, a British tourist slipped, fell about two meters off the cliff, and had his left leg injured. Authorities of Meo Vac District in Ha Giang Province, where the cliff is located, on Sunday night confirmed the incident, saying that it happed last Friday afternoon in Pai Lung Commune. The foreigner suffered profuse bleeding due to his injuries. Upon receiving reports of the incident, police and medical workers in Pai Lung Commune rushed to the scene to give first aid to the man. He was later transferred to Hanoi. The ‘death cliff’ is a dangerous site with many large rocks overlapping each other but they are loose in places. The rock where tourists often stand to take photos is smooth, so tourists may easily slip. To ensure safety for tourists, the authorities of Pai Lung Commune and Meo Vac District have repeatedly called on … [Read more...] about British traveler injured after falling off cliff in northern Vietnam

A Porsche driver lost control and slammed into many motorbikes, injuring several people before the car overturned on the connecting road of the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday. The traffic accident occurred at around 12:30 pm, when a man was driving the Porsche on the connecting road from Mai Chi Tho Boulevard to National Highway 51. When the luxury car reached An Phu Ward in Thu Duc City, it suddenly went out of control and crashed into the lane for motorbikes in the same direction. A Porsche lies upside down after crashing into several motorbikes and overturning on the connecting road of the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, March 19, 2023. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre It plowed through many motorbikes before overturning. The car driver then opened the door and crawled out. He was only slightly scratched. Injured motorcyclists were taken to a … [Read more...] about Porsche overturns after sweeping through motorbikes near Ho Chi Minh City expressway

On March 14 the passenger took the taxi at Tan Son Nhat Airport for a seven-kilometer trip to a hotel in District 1. The meter read VND120,000 ($5.07), but the driver demanded VND1.2 million. The man informed his hotel, which helped him file a complaint with the police. After the police stepped in, the driver was also forced to return the excess amount to the man. Authorities said the incident spoiled the city’s tourism image and gave a bad impression to foreign tourists. A series of taxi scams targeting foreign tourists have been reported in recent times. … [Read more...] about HCMC taxi driver fined $890 for overcharging Japanese tourist

A man was killed after his car exploded in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Phuoc on Friday morning. The victim was identified as Dang Ngoc Phuong, 50, residing in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Preliminary information indicated that some local residents living along Nguyen Thi Dinh Street in Tan Phu Ward, Dong Xoai City heard a loud explosion on the street at around 0:10 am They rushed outside and discovered a car was on fire while the driver was found lying immobile in the vehicle. They immediately put out the blaze and attempted to evacuate the driver but failed. Firefighters and rescuers were dispatched to the scene and managed to extinguish the fire in around 10 minutes. The interior of the car was completely destroyed while the driver was found dead inside. Some witnesses said that they saw his car traveling slowly with lowered windows prior to the explosion. The police are investigating the cause of the fatal accident. Like us on Facebook or … [Read more...] about Car explosion kills driver in southern Vietnam