New Taipei Citizen Fraudulently Ordered Pizzas After Reporting Illegal Parking; Involved Police Officer Referred for Prosecution
After a New Taipei citizen reported illegal parking, they received fake pizza order notifications. Police investigated and found a command center officer misused the caller's personal data out of emotional instability. The officer has been disciplined and referred to prosecutors.
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- 📰 Published: April 22, 2026 at 16:18
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(CNA Reporter Wang Hung-kuo, New Taipei, 22nd) After a member of the public in New Taipei City reported illegal parking, they received multiple SMS text messages for restaurant and pizza orders, having been fraudulently used to order food, leading them to suspect a leak of personal information. After investigation and cross-referencing by the police, it was confirmed that a police officer at the Luzhou Police Precinct Duty Command Center had committed the crime, suspectedly due to a loss of emotional control. The officer has been disciplined and referred for prosecution.
According to a post in the Facebook group "I am an inhabitant of Luzhou," a netizen stated that on the morning of the 18th, while passing through the Fangzhou 6th Road area in Wugu District, they noticed multiple illegally parked cars and immediately dialed 110 to report it. However, seeing no police officers arrive to handle it, they called again to report and subsequently received a notification of successful reporting.
Following this, the netizen inexplicably received multiple SMS messages for restaurant and pizza orders. They realized their mobile phone number had been fraudulently used, and the reservation name showed "Fangzhou 6." They suspected that their personal information had been stolen and used for a prank because of their reporting. Other citizens had similar experiences of reporting and having pizzas fraudulently ordered in their names. The police launched an investigation after receiving the reports.
Luzhou Police Precinct Commander Wang Yao-hui held a press conference this afternoon, stating that the entire case was reported to the prosecutors of the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for direction. Through obtaining and analyzing the stores' order information and cross-referencing with telecommunications data, they found that an on-duty officer at the precinct's duty command center was suspected of involvement. After an individual earnest conversation that broke through their psychological defenses, the officer admitted to committing the crime due to a personal loss of emotional control.
He stated that preliminary investigations show this was an individual deviant behavior by this officer, with no other officers involved, and it was not caused by a system loophole or external data breach. In addition to the four victims who have currently reported the incidents, cross-referencing analysis has identified another unreported victim, who has been proactively contacted to complete the inquiry process.
He stated that the officer improperly collected and utilized the citizens' reporting data. After questioning, the officer was referred to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for investigation on charges of violating credit, forging private documents, and illegally collecting and utilizing personal data using opportunities derived from their official duties as a public servant under the Personal Data Protection Act. Furthermore, an evaluation committee was convened, resulting in one major demerit and transfer from the current position.
Wang Yao-hui stated that the director of the duty command center, who supervised the involved officer, has been reassigned to a non-supervisory role. Subsequent reviews and accountability for supervisory responsibilities will be pursued based on the results of the criminal trial and civil settlement. At the same time, the police expressed deep distress and regret over the officer's improper behavior, extending their deepest apologies to the victimized citizens, affected stores, and for the damage caused to the police's reputation.
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(CNA Reporter Wang Hung-kuo, New Taipei, 22nd) After a member of the public in New Taipei City reported illegal parking, they received multiple SMS text messages for restaurant and pizza orders, having been fraudulently used to order food, leading them to suspect a leak of personal information. After investigation and cross-referencing by the police, it was confirmed that a police officer at the Luzhou Police Precinct Duty Command Center had committed the crime, suspectedly due to a loss of emotional control. The officer has been disciplined and referred for prosecution.
According to a post in the Facebook group "I am an inhabitant of Luzhou," a netizen stated that on the morning of the 18th, while passing through the Fangzhou 6th Road area in Wugu District, they noticed multiple illegally parked cars and immediately dialed 110 to report it. However, seeing no police officers arrive to handle it, they called again to report and subsequently received a notification of successful reporting.
Following this, the netizen inexplicably received multiple SMS messages for restaurant and pizza orders. They realized their mobile phone number had been fraudulently used, and the reservation name showed "Fangzhou 6." They suspected that their personal information had been stolen and used for a prank because of their reporting. Other citizens had similar experiences of reporting and having pizzas fraudulently ordered in their names. The police launched an investigation after receiving the reports.
Luzhou Police Precinct Commander Wang Yao-hui held a press conference this afternoon, stating that the entire case was reported to the prosecutors of the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for direction. Through obtaining and analyzing the stores' order information and cross-referencing with telecommunications data, they found that an on-duty officer at the precinct's duty command center was suspected of involvement. After an individual earnest conversation that broke through their psychological defenses, the officer admitted to committing the crime due to a personal loss of emotional control.
He stated that preliminary investigations show this was an individual deviant behavior by this officer, with no other officers involved, and it was not caused by a system loophole or external data breach. In addition to the four victims who have currently reported the incidents, cross-referencing analysis has identified another unreported victim, who has been proactively contacted to complete the inquiry process.
He stated that the officer improperly collected and utilized the citizens' reporting data. After questioning, the officer was referred to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for investigation on charges of violating credit, forging private documents, and illegally collecting and utilizing personal data using opportunities derived from their official duties as a public servant under the Personal Data Protection Act. Furthermore, an evaluation committee was convened, resulting in one major demerit and transfer from the current position.
Wang Yao-hui stated that the director of the duty command center, who supervised the involved officer, has been reassigned to a non-supervisory role. Subsequent reviews and accountability for supervisory responsibilities will be pursued based on the results of the criminal trial and civil settlement. At the same time, the police expressed deep distress and regret over the officer's improper behavior, extending their deepest apologies to the victimized citizens, affected stores, and for the damage caused to the police's reputation.
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