Police yesterday arrested a suspect surnamed Chen (陳) and three others who allegedly vandalized a reporter’s vehicle after she had reported on the finances of the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers.
The P.League+ basketball team on Friday issued a statement denying any connection to the incident and urging prosecutors to investigate the issue.
The police precinct in New Taipei City’s Sanxia District (三峽) said the reporter, also surnamed Chen (陳), had reported the incident, citing her as saying that the vehicle’s windows had been smashed and nails had been poured into its engine bay, including the radiator.
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The precinct said security camera footage showed three people approaching the vehicle in an underground parking lot on New Year’s Eve.
The three, later identified as people surnamed Lin (林), Lin (林) and Chao (趙), apparently carried bats, hammers and a container with the nails, it said.
The three were arrested in Taipei between Monday and Thursday, the precinct said, adding that they told investigators that a fourth person, the suspect surnamed Chen, had told them to vandalize the vehicle.
The suspect Chen denied any connection to the others, it said.
There was no indication that the incident was related to the reporting on the Steelers, it added.
The precinct said it had forwarded the four suspects to the New Taipei City District Prosecutors’ Office, adding that it is investigating potential reasons for the incident.
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