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Hunan

Father gives son birthday drugs

An 18-year-old man has been detained in Anxiang county, Changde, after receiving methamphetamine from his father for his birthday. The 43-year-old father was also detained. The teen was visiting his father because his parents are divorced, the wife having left the husband because of his drug habit. According to reports, the father said all he had to give his son was the drugs.

Rednet.cn

Liaoning

Murder suspect no longer at large

A man in Shenyang has been detained on suspicion of killing his girlfriend and her lover after 26 days on the run. The suspect told police he had divorced his wife to be with the girlfriend and had spent about 100,000 yuan ($14,500) on the relationship, only to find that she was having an affair. He said he felt most sorry for his two sons.

Shenyang Evening News

Jiangsu

Subway passenger chases harasser

A woman in Nanjing who was harassed on the subway staked out a toilet to catch the man who touched her. The woman said she was touched and pinched on her hip and thighs as the train pulled into Shanghai Road Station. She chased the man who touched her when he got off the train and followed him to a toilet, where she alerted station staff. The man was placed in a detention house for five days for disturbing public order.

Modern Express

Purse finder asks for sexual reward

A man who found a university student's purse, ID and bank card asked her for sex as a reward. The 19-year-old student said she offered the man 500 yuan ($72) instead, but when he arrived in his car and saw her with a friend, he threw the purse out of the window and drove off. The friend tried to stop the car by jumping on the windshield but the driver shook him off after 2 kilometers.

Modern Express

Shaanxi

Child steals thousands of yuan

A 9-year-old in Ankang who sneaked into a house in his village and stole 10,000 yuan ($1,450) from under a mattress in February has been caught. The third-grade primary school pupil spent all the money on cellphones and lottery tickets with two of his friends, according to police. He was caught earlier this month after police traced the brand-new 50 yuan bank notes he had used, which fitted the description of the stolen cash.

Huashang Daily

Guangdong

Woman gives birth on street

A woman gave birth prematurely on the street outside a railway station in Dongguan earlier this month. The woman, who was due to have her baby on April 2, felt unwell as she was traveling from Shenzhen to Nanchang and decided to stop at Dongguan. Local police set up a tent and sent for doctors to help deliver the baby.

Southcn.com

Chongqing

Accountant accused of hacking

An accountant has been detained on suspicion of embezzling 2.5 million yuan ($362,000) from the company he was working for. Police said the 35-year-old, inspired by a high-tech TV crime drama, had installed a hidden camera in the company's office and used his smartphone to remotely access the mainframe. He then allegedly redirected company funds into his personal bank account.

Chongqing Morning Post

Driver receives 14 speeding fines

The driver of a Jaguar XF has been fined for speeding 14 times in the space of one year. According to local police, the driver has been given a speeding ticket at least once per month over the past year. He also received a ticket for not wearing a safety belt. The total fine amounted to 3,200 yuan ($464). The driver said he wasn't aware he had committed so many traffic violations and was worried about telling the car's owner.

Chongqing Morning Post