Man who smashed Taichung City Hall counter ordered to 4-month temporary placement

A man broke into the first-floor joint service center of the Taichung City Hall Wenxin Building yesterday and used a baseball bat to destroy computers and other equipment at the counter. Following an investigation by the prosecutor's office, a request for temporary placement was filed with the court today, which ruled for a four-month placement. The Taiwan Taichung District Prosecutors Office issued a press release today stating that after receiving reports of the incident on the 28th, they immediately dispatched a prosecutor to lead the investigation. Prosecutors stated that after questioning the defendant today, they determined there was strong evidence of public property damage and other offenses, and that there was a factual risk to public safety. Given the emergency, they requested temporary placement, which the court granted, ordering the defendant to be placed in a judicial psychiatric hospital, hospital, or other appropriate facility for four months starting today. Furthermore, the prosecutor's office received a report that the Taichung City 1999 citizen service hotline received a threat at 11:17 AM today from an unidentified person claiming they would detonate 10 plastic bombs at the National Taichung Theater. Prosecutors noted that because the content involves the safety of a major cultural landmark where the public gathers, they are treating it with high priority and closely monitoring the situation. Police have identified that the IP address of the threat originated overseas and have taken rapid response measures, including setting up firewalls to block similar fake news and increasing patrol density around the National Taichung Theater to ensure public safety. Prosecutors stated they will continue to track the progress of digital evidence collection, source tracing, and method comparison, and will prosecute any domestic suspects found according to the law without leniency.