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South China Morning Post
an hour ago
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- South China Morning Post
2 arrested, 1,075 fake tickets seized ahead of Jay Chou Hong Kong concerts
Hong Kong police have arrested two people and seized more than 1,000 fake tickets with a face value of over HK$2 million (US$256,410) in total for concerts by Mandopop superstar Jay Chou this weekend. The force said on Saturday that officers arrested a man, 23, and a 17-year-old girl during an operation the previous afternoon at Hung Hom MTR station when members of a local syndicate were allegedly making a deal. Two counterfeit tickets were seized from the pair. Officers also found another 1,073 fake concert tickets with a face value of HK$1,880 each, or more than HK$2 million in total, in a hotel room in To Kwa Wan. The pair were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and possessing a false instrument and had been detained for investigation, the force said. The fake tickets were of poor quality. Photo: Handout A preliminary investigation had revealed that the syndicate used hotel rooms to store fake concert tickets and arrange for their distribution, Chief Inspector To King-sang said.
BBC News
3 hours ago
- BBC News
Two men charged after Bedford town centre stabbing
Two men have been charged following a town centre stabbing.A man was injured in Iddesleigh Road, Bedford at about 21:40 BST on 20 men in their 20s have now been charged with grievous bodily harm and one was also charged with possession of a knife or bladed other men, also in their 20s, were arrested in connection with the incident and released on bail. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Yahoo
Frostburg man, 2 city men indicted in separate cases
CUMBERLAND — A Frostburg man and two Cumberland residents were jailed Thursday after they were taken into custody through indictments returned June 18 by an Allegany County grand jury, according to the Allegany County Sheriff's Office. Tavon Terrell, 20, Cumberland, was charged with first- and second-degree assault, use of a firearm in commission of a violent crime and retaliation against a witness. The charges stemmed from crimes that allegedly took place earlier this month, according to Maryland court documents. Benjamin Dakota Smyers, 30, of Frostburg, was charged with drug distribution and possession crimes for alleged crimes in February, according to court filings. Myron Allen Battle, 37, Cumberland, was arrested for drug distribution and possession charges which stemmed from alleged crimes in March and April. Terrell, Smyers and Battle remained jailed Friday in the Allegany County Detention Center, pending hearings in circuit court. The arrests were made by the Allegany County Warrant Unit.
BBC News
20 hours ago
- BBC News
Police Scotland make 50th arrest over east-west gang feud
Detectives investigating a gangland feud that has led to assaults, shootings and fire bombings across the east and west have made a 50th Duale, 18, has been charged with wilful fire-raising, danger to life and attempted murder following blazes at three properties in addresses in Pitcairn Grove, Prestonfield Crescent and Niddrie Marischal Crescent were all targeted on 17 of Liverpool, made no plea and was released on bail following a private appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The investigation, called Operation Portaledge, was launched in response to a series of violent incidents since rival crime families - the Daniels and Lyons - have been linked to the month Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, and Ross Monaghan, 43, were shot dead at a bar in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. Both men were senior figures in the Lyons crime group and there was speculation the Spain shootings were linked to the tit-for-tat attacks in three days after the murders Police Scotland said they were not aware of any evidence connecting them to the force later maintained its position after a Spanish detective said the suspect, who will face an extradition hearing in October, was a member of the Daniel group. Officers have visited thousands of homes and stopped hundreds of vehicles in Scotland as part of their the incidents shots were fired in Niddrie, where some of the violence has centred. Hours later more shots were reported on the other side of the in April, a house was deliberately set on fire in Hay Drive, Niddrie, which spread to a neighbouring violence quickly moved west with more deliberate fires and serious assaults - one of which resulted in a 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy being taken to were attacked at a house in Egilsay Crescent in Glasgow's month, officers in the east were again called to a property on Marischal Crescent in the early hours after a Ford Transit van went up in minutes later a Range Rover Evoque was found alight about half a mile away on Campion of the arrests have been men under the age of 30, including teenagers. How the feud developed A series of attacks began on 2 March when a car was set on fire in Edinburgh's Parrotshot areaA beauty salon in Leith and a garage in Portobello were also targeted over a 10-day periodLater, shots were reported as being fired at two properties in Niddrie and Pilton in separate incidentsFurther firebomb attacks were reported on another house in Niddrie at the start of April, just as the first property in Glasgow was targeted in the Robroyston areaA carpet business in Bishopbriggs and another commercial premises in Kirkintilloch were also hit, alongside homes in Glasgow and SteppsIn April, a 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were assaulted at a house in Egilsay Crescent in Milton, GlasgowTwo more properties in Bishopbriggs were set alightTwo men were taken to hospital following a serious assault at a garage in East Kilbride on 19 MayA 54-year-old man needed hospital treatment after he was attacked by a group of men at a house at Pitcairn Grove, Edinburgh - the third time an incident was reported at this propertyA large house in the Bridge of Weir was set alight on 2 JunePolice recover firearm believed to be linked to violence from Roseburn Path in Edinburgh on 11 JuneRead the full timeline here.
South China Morning Post
a day ago
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong, Macau police smash cross-border syndicate behind 168 scam cases
Hong Kong and Macau police have cracked down on a cross-border phone scam syndicate that defrauded victims of HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) across 168 cases. The operation resulted in the arrests of three men and four women in Macau, aged between 27 and 48, who were suspected to be involved in about 160 telephone scams, involving fake customer service and investment fraud. The arrests were part of a larger cross-border anti-scam operation conducted by Macau and Hong Kong police between May 8 and June 24. The scams targeted residents of both places. Hong Kong police's commercial crime bureau had also discovered five flats used for scam activities and seized 40 GOIP devices, 24 mobile phones and about 5,000 telephone cards. GOIP devices are a type of telecoms equipment that can disguise overseas telephone calls as local numbers. 'Investigations revealed that the criminals first transported GOIP devices from Hong Kong to Macau, and then installed them in local residential units by key members to carry out telephone fraud,' the force said.
