Police officer detained over threats to Taichung mayorBy Hsu Kuo-chen and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerA female detective assistant with the Taichung Police Department’s Second Precinct was detained on Tuesday night after repeatedly posting threatening remarks on social media platforms and in online groups, the Taichung District Court said. Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen speaks at a news conference yesterday. She later commented on a post on social media platform Threads regarding copycat crimes, in which she directly named Lu in threats involving shooting, prosecutors said. Huang posted the threatening remarks closely after last week’s incident in Taipei, causing fear and panic among those who reported her, city government personnel and the public, it added. Huang’s mobile phone has been seized by prosecutors, and all threatening remarks have been preserved via screenshots, it said.

Source: Taipei Times December 24, 2025 16:03 UTC