North Korean fugitive caught after assaulting officer, stealing gun in Sinuiju

2026-02-10 - 19:15

A man who allegedly assaulted a police officer during a stop in November in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, and made off with the officer’s weapon was apprehended in January after two months on the run. “A man who beat a police officer who tried to inspect him and ran off with the officer’s handgun in Sinuiju was caught on Jan. 20, two months after the incident,” a Daily NK source in North... Source