Debt dispute allegedly behind cockroach attack at Taipei restaurant
05/04/2021 01:30 PM
A copy of a photo taken at the scene.
Taipei, May 4 (CNA) A debt dispute between a restaurant owner and a criminal ring may be behind a bizarre cockroach attack at the Taipei restaurant Monday night while it was hosting a police gathering, according to Taipei Police Commissioner Chen Jia-chang (陳嘉昌).
Speaking Tuesday, Chen said the preliminary findings of the police investigation into the case at G House Taipei suggest that the unusual act may have been directed at the restaurant s owner, who allegedly owes money to the Bamboo Union, an organized crime ring.
They then fled on a scooter.
Police believe five people were involved in the operation, including lookouts and a driver.
The restaurant posted this photo just hours ago, showing an apparent inspection.(G House Taipei/Facebook)
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Commissioner Chen said it was an act of violence.
Investigators have said early findings suggest the act was carried out by members of the Bamboo Union organised crime ring, to whom the restaurant owner allegedly owes money.
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A debt dispute between a restaurant owner and a criminal ring might be behind a bizarre cockroach attack at the Taipei eatery on Monday night while it was hosting a police gathering, Taipei Police Commissioner Chen Jia-chang (陳嘉昌) said yesterday.
Preliminary findings of a police investigation into the case at the G House Taipei suggest that the unusual incident might have been directed at the restaurant’s owner, who allegedly owes money to the Bamboo Union, Chen said.
The suspects were Bamboo Union members and there was no evidence indicating that the cockroaches were targeted at the police officers at the restaurant, he said.
EDITORIAL: Police need to clean up their act
Recent news has not been good for the image of Taiwan’s police.
After a questionable arrest and detainment of a music teacher in Taoyuan made the headlines last week, news broke that officers at Songshan Precinct’s Zhonglun Police Station in Taipei allegedly deleted security footage showing a group of men storming into the station and damaging a computer on April 16.
While the video incident is still being investigated, a group of people on Monday night released hundreds of cockroaches into a restaurant where Taipei’s voluntary police force was hosting a banquet.