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China
Chinese woman claims to be detained by police in secret location after Beijing protest
Before you read: Twitter users find porn after searching about COVID protests in China Physics equations, white papers, alpacas: a guide to ...
Michelle De Pacina
Crime
Homeless veteran charged with hate crime for New Year’s Eve anti-Asian attack in NYC
Before you read: Man wanted for shoving Asian woman in unprovoked attack near NYC’s Herald Square ...
Bryan Ke
Business
Energy tycoon Li Hejun, once China’s richest man, arrested
Chinese authorities have detained Li Hejun, the billionaire founder of thin-film solar panel firm Hanergy, local media reported on Wednesday...
Ryan General
17-year-old arrested for kicking elderly Asian woman on SF Muni bus
Before you read: Elderly woman kicked in stomach on SF Muni bus: ‘As an Asian American, I don’t feel safe’ A 17-year-old male has been arres...
Carl Samson
Police arrest man who fell asleep in a park after attacking woman in Seattle’s Chinatown
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has arrested a man who fell asleep in a park after attacking a woman on the way to work in the Chinatown...
Third man arrested for fatal road rage shooting of Dallas community leader
Before you read: Man suspected of gunning down ‘pillar’ of Dallas’ Asian community arrested Second suspect arrested in fatal road rage shoot...
Man accused of trying to gouge out Utah bus driver’s eye because he’s Asian
A man has been charged in connection with a brutal attack on a Utah Transit Authority (UTA) bus driver and a subsequent attempt to disarm po...
Two men arrested for 2018 murder of Hmong hunter in Michigan
Two men have been arrested in connection with the homicide of a Hmong hunter in Michigan in 2018. Chong Moua Yang, 68, reportedly left his h...
Iris Jung
Chinese influencer arrested for stabbing alleged rival to death during livestream
A Chinese influencer has been arrested for stabbing his alleged rival to death while the latter was livestreaming in a market in Nepal earli...
3 gang members arrested, charged with murder in fatal shooting of Oakland toddler
Before you read: Distraught family of toddler killed in Oakland freeway shooting want suspects to surrender Photos of suspect vehicles in sh...
Chinese billionaire arrested in London over SF bribery scandal posts $18.4 million bail
A Chinese billionaire allegedly connected to the San Francisco corruption scandal that has rocked the city since 2020 has been arrested in L...
Second suspect arrested in fatal road rage shooting of Dallas community leader
Kameron Taylor, 28, was arrested on Friday for his alleged role in the murder of Dallas business owner and community leader Jin Shin on Aug...
‘Go back to China’: Massachusetts driver charged for ramming Asian man 200 yards into ditch
John Sullivan, 77, has been slammed with multiple charges after allegedly hitting and dragging an Asian man with his car in Quincy, Massach...
Japanese man gets arrested for calling police over 2,000 times
A Japanese man has been arrested for calling the police over 2,000 times in nine days to harass them. Japan’s Saitama Prefectural Police s...
Isa Peralta
65-year-old Vietnamese ‘drug queen’ arrested after years on the run as international fugitive
Vũ Hoàng Oanh, a 65-year-old drug lord considered one of Vietnam's biggest "drug queens," was arrested after evading capture...
Thai man arrested after promoting crystal meth as skin brightener on TikTok
Udon Parnpinit, a 52-year-old Thai man from the Prang Ku district of Sisaket province, Thailand, was reportedly arrested in his home six ho...
Japan
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ creator and former Square Enix employee arrested over insider trading
Legendary Sonic designer Yuji Naka is among several former Square Enix employees accused of insider trading. Naka was reportedly arrested ...
William Yuk
More than 200 burn ‘witch’ alive in India; 14 arrests made
Rita Devi, 45, was allegedly burned alive in her home in the Indian state of Bihar by more than 200 villagers who believed she was a witch....
Social Media
Thai woman faces up to 5 years in prison for eating bat soup in viral video
A Thai woman was arrested after she posted a video of herself eating bat soup to her Facebook page on Monday. Phonchanok Srisunaklua, who i...
Oklahoma man busted for selling fake Pokémon cards nationwide
Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrested local resident Michael McCoy on Tuesday for allegedly selling fake Pokémon cards across the country. V...
4 men charged in robberies targeting Asian business owners in New York
Diego Martinez Franco Alexander, John J. Carmona Artega, Jose Javier Garcia Ortega and Victor Alfonso Lopez Restrepo have been charged in c...
Man arrested for holding 88-year-old Asian woman at gunpoint in San Francisco home invasion robbery
Gustavo Ribeiro-Quintanilha, 20, was arrested in connection with a home invasion robbery in San Francisco that held an 88-year-old Asian wo...
Boy, 13, arrested for murder of elderly Asian store clerk in Los Angeles
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the murder of 68-year-old Steven Reyes at Tony’s Market in Highland Park, Los Angele...
American man arrested for smashing man’s car in Thailand
A 45-year-old American man, identified only as Andigo, was arrested in Thailand on Wednesday for smashing a man’s car and threatening his f...
Man arrested for stealing 360 women’s raincoats in Japan due to fetish
Yoshio Yoda, 51, was arrested on Sept. 22 in Osaka, Japan, on suspicion of theft for stealing about 360 women’s raincoats. “I got as excit...
Man arrested for choking and beating teen Asian students in Philadelphia subway
Torey Egypt Grier, 27, is facing assault and related charges for allegedly attacking two Asian high school students in Philadelphia’s subwa...
Man arrested, then released without bail, for destroying Gandhi statue in NYC
Sukhpal Singh, 27, was arrested for his alleged role in vandalizing a Mahatma Gandhi statue outside the Shri Tulsi Mandir in Queens, New Yo...
Teacher in Japan arrested for mixing bleach into school lunch
Ayana Hanzawa, a 24-year-old teacher in Japan, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business. Hanzawa allegedly ...
Tibetan man arrested for possessing photos of Dalai Lama as part of China’s Strike Hard campaign
Karma Samdup of Nagqu county in Tibet was reportedly arrested on Aug. 12 after authorities discovered he was keeping pictures of the 14th D...
Texas woman arrested after rant toward 4 Indian American women goes viral
The Plano Texas Police Department arrested Esmeralda Upton, the woman who was filmed hurling racial slurs at four Indian American women in ...
Illegal Las Vegas brothel allegedly run by an Asian woman saw nearly 200 visitors in 2 weeks
Heng Van Ho and Yuxiang Tian were arrested on Aug. 17 for allegedly running an illegal brothel near the Las Vegas Strip since 2016. Las Ve...
Honolulu police arrest man for deadly shooting of woman at Chinatown bus stop
Tony Johnson, a 58-year-old man, was arrested on River Street in Honolulu’s Chinatown at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. Johnson has been accuse...
Teen arrested in connection to St. Paul hit-and-run that killed beloved Hmong woman
A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged on Aug. 16 for the hit-and-run crash that killed 70-year-old Phoua Thao Hang, according to the S...
Feature
Former Democratic California representative TJ Cox faces decades in prison if convicted of fraud charges
The FBI arrested Terrance John "TJ" Cox, a former congressional representative of California, at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday on m...
NYC career criminal who punched Asian woman last year arrested for 42nd time for attack on MTA worker
Alexander Wright, 49, has been arrested for beating MTA subway cleaner Anthony Nelson at the Pelham Bay Park Station last Thursday. Nelson...
Canada
Woman arrested for ‘sickening assault’ of 89-year-old man out for a walk in Vancouver’s Chinatown
An 89-year-old man was walking in Vancouver’s Chinatown on Aug. 13 when he was approached by Patricia MacDonald, 58, who knocked him to the...