Teen arrested over alleged trash can arson at MRT stationStaff writer, with CNAA 15-year-old boy was taken in for questioning yesterday after allegedly setting fire to a trash can at Dingxi MRT Station in New Taipei City earlier in the day, police said. According to the Yonghe Precinct of the New Taipei City Police Department, the incident occurred around 7:55 am when the suspect allegedly threw lit tissue paper into a station trash can, causing it to smolder. Trash cans at Dingxi MRT Station in New Taipei City are pictured yesterday. Photo copied by Cheng Ching-yi, Taipei TimesPolice said that officers from the Taipei City Police Department's Zhongshan Precinct later traced the suspect and intercepted him at Yuanshan MRT Station in Taipei. TRTC said the act endangered operational safety and could result in a fine ranging from NT$10,000 (US$318) to NT$1 million under the Mass Rapid Transit Act (大眾捷運法).

Source: Taipei Times January 03, 2026 16:01 UTC