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Lights fail tests 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-23

SOME leading brands of lights, including Colang, are on a local industrial and commercial authorities' quality blacklist issued yesterday and have been removed from store shelves. A Colang ceiling-mounted luminaire...

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House explosion kills 3, gas leak suspected 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-23

THREE people were killed after a blast caused by a suspected gas leak destroyed a two-story residential building in suburban Qingpu District early yesterday. A couple and a man died, city police said. A total...

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6 sent to jail in private data case 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-22

SIX people were dealt jail sentences for illegally peddling customer data that involved more than 300,000 people, the Putuo District People's Court said yesterday. The convicts, all in their 20s, were sentenced...

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Taxi takes downstairs path to walkway 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-22

A taxi yesterday "walked" its way down a stairway and landed on a pedestrian underpass in downtown Zhabei District yesterday (as shown at bottom by pictures posted on the microblog Weibo.com), shocking passers-by but...

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52 nabbed in theft ring 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-21

CITY police said they have caught 52 suspects in a series of thefts at local Metro stations in a recent crackdown. Officers recovered dozens of stolen cell phones and more than 3,000 yuan in cash. The campaign...

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Violence over mistress 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-21

A woman was sentenced to six months in prison with a one-year reprieve yesterday for abetting her teenage son to beat up an alleged mistress of her husband, the Putuo District People's Court said. The convict,...

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Hailed as a hero, man's story fails to hold up 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-20

SHANGHAI police yesterday dismissed the case of a man who was hailed as a hero, saying he falsely claimed that he was beaten by thieves on a bus after he alerted potential victims. The man, a local security guard...

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Fire, food safety head city's to-do list 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-20

THE city plans to install fire extinguishers inside hundreds of aged high-rises and replace missing or broken fire hydrants across needy neighborhoods next year in efforts to bolster safety measures, the local government...

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Couple poisoned by carbon monoxide from stove 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-19

A couple was poisoned by carbon monoxide this morning in their shop in downtown Hongkou District and they are still in critical condition in a local hospital. A neighbor heard a faint voice coming from a closed...

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Cyclist killed 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-19

A CYCLIST died and another rider was injured when the driver of a speeding car lost control and hit them, Baoshan District police said yesterday. The driver, a man in his 30s, is suspected of stepping on the gas...

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Beauty burns 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-19

A BEAUTY salon in Baoshan District is under investigation after a customer suffered burns during illegal treatment. The male customer underwent cupping - a traditional Chinese medicine therapy for mobilizing blood...

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Explosion, fire injure dozens in Shanghai 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-18

AN explosion and fire at a computer accessory factory in Shanghai's Songjiang District injured 61 people yesterday afternoon, police said. The injured were rushed to hospitals and were in stable conditions last...

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Forced kiss gang guilty of beating 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-17

A MAN forcibly kissed a woman in a downtown bar and then - helped by friends - beat up her angry boyfriend, after luring him to a rendezvous to "sort things out." Zhu Junyu, 20, and accomplices Ren Jianguo, also...

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Woman killed after falling onto Metro track 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-16

A WOMAN died after falling onto the tracks of Shanghai's Metro Line 6 during morning rush hour today, causing a short delay. The woman in her 30s fell onto the tracks just before a train pulled into Hangjin Road...

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SOHO dispute with own sales team grows nasty 

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-12-16

SOHO China, one of the biggest developers in the country, said yesterday it has fired a sales manager who was allegedly cheating customers to buy more apartments in a Shanghai project. The manager, Hu Dawei, led...