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National Police Agency Head Vacant for 21 Months, Third Acting Chief Appointed... Jeju Police Chief Moved in Disciplinary Reshuffle The position of the National Police Agency Commissioner General has remained vacant for 1 year and 9 months since the emergency martial law situation in December 2024. SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:53 PM

President Lee Appoints Five Special Prosecutors for Election Commission Investigation, Ramping Up Probe The special prosecutor team announced that President Lee Jae-myung has appointed five lawyers as special assistant prosecutors: Park Hyuk, Kim Eun-jung, Kim Sang-cheon, Kwon Geun-hwan, and Kim Jin-woo. SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:41 PM

Fire at Multi-Family Housing in Cheongcheon-dong, Incheon Leaves Resident in 50s Dead A fire broke out at a two-story multi-family housing building in Cheongcheon 2-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, at around 8:07 PM today . SBS Sep 1, 2026 11:30 PM

Police Carry Out Major Resuffle of Senior Officials Overnight... Kim Jong-chul Appointed Acting Commissioner General, Go Beom-seok Named Seoul Police Chief This follows the announcement of internal promotions for senior superintendent generals and superintendent generals made on August 12. SBS Sep 1, 2026 10:55 PM

Major Police Reshuffle: 14 out of 18 Provincial Police Chiefs Replaced The National Police Agency announced that it has fully applied the regional assignment restriction system, which bars officials from serving in their home regions, to all 18 provincial and metropolitan police agencies nationwide to strengthen fairness and accountability in police operations. SBS Sep 1, 2026 10:51 PM

Major Midnight Reshuffle in Police Leadership: 14 Out of 18 Regional Police Chiefs Replaced The National Police Agency stated that it fully implemented the regional restriction system, which bars officials from serving in their home regions, across all 18 regional police agencies nationwide to strengthen the fairness and accountability of police operations. SBS Sep 1, 2026 10:16 PM

"They Broke the Bones of a 7-Year-Old": The Reality of Taekwondo Gyms Falling Through the Cracks [Reporting File] A child was injured at a Taekwondo gym once again. A 7-year-old child's femur was broken after being subjected to so-called forced splits. SBS Sep 1, 2026 9:59 PM

Man Who Evaded Record 650 B. Won Fine Caught After 7 Years on the Run A man in his 50s who went into hiding for seven years without paying the largest fine in history, amounting to 650 billion won, was recently arrested by prosecutors. SBS Sep 1, 2026 9:59 PM

Korean Teen Kidnapped in Vietnam Over Father's Gambling Debt... Father Flees Back Alone in Fear A 10-something South Korean female was kidnapped by local loan sharks in Vietnam before being rescued. SBS Sep 1, 2026 9:59 PM

Former National Office of Investigation Chief Summoned as Suspect Over 'Jang Yoon-gi' Investigation Directive The prosecution investigating suspicions of covering up the Jang Yoon-gi case has summoned and questioned former National Office of Investigation Chief Park Sung-joo as a suspect. SBS Sep 1, 2026 9:58 PM