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USFK Staff Sergeant Charged In BB Gun Incident

» by April 20th, 2013 at 8:12 am » Comments (7)

Here is the latest on the Itaewon Pellet Gun Bandits: Two U.S. Forces Korea soldiers have been charged for their alleged role in a BB gun shooting last month that resulted ...more »

Itaewon BB Gun Bandit Requests Transfer to South Korean Jail

» by April 12th, 2013 at 6:00 pm » Comments (15)

Maybe this staff sergeant is thinking that by voluntarily transferring to South Korean custody will cause the prosecutors to take it easy on him when requesting a sentence: SEOUL — A ...more »

What Are Korean Netizens Saying About the Pellet Gun Bandits?

» by March 5th, 2013 at 6:31 pm » Comments (21)

The story about the US soldiers accused of shooting pellets at civilians in Itaewon and then ending in a high speed chase and shooting has gotten plenty of media attention. ...more »

Picture of the Day: Pellet Gun Bandit Turned Over To Korean Police

» by March 5th, 2013 at 12:57 pm » Comments (33)

An American Army soldier appeared before Seoul's Yongsan Police Station on March 4, 2013 for questioning over a car chase incident. (Yonhap) more »

USFK Hands Over the Itaewon Pellet Gun Bandits In Compliance With the SOFA; Anti-USFK Crowd Proved Wrong Once Again

» by March 4th, 2013 at 6:37 am » Comments (56)

UPDATE: Just to further blow holes in the belief that US soldiers can get away with crimes in Korea and hide on base from Korean authorities, USFK has now allowed ...more »

US Soldier Shot In Seoul After Car Chase with Korean Police

» by March 3rd, 2013 at 8:18 am » Comments (90)

UPDATE:  Video of the incident is beginning to come out which can be seen on this MBC report uploaded on YouTube: Also I recommend going over to the Marmot's Hole which ...more »

Itaewon Brothel Fire Leads To Hotel Construction

» by January 29th, 2013 at 7:20 am » Comments (23)

The article below tends to give creditability to the theory that the bar owner was more than happy to let the fire burn down her bar to make way for ...more »

American Accused of 1997 Itaewon Burger King Murder To Be Extradited By the US

» by October 25th, 2012 at 6:11 pm » Comments (7)

The amount of incompetence by Korean authorities in this case is staggering, but it appears that Arthur Patterson will finally be returned to South Korea to face murder charges: [caption id="" ...more »

Bikers Host Charity Event To Help Disabled People In Itaewon This Weekend

» by October 4th, 2012 at 7:50 am » Comments (8)

Here is a worth while charity event that I recommend people in Itaewon this weekend go and check out: A charity event for local organization "Home of Love" will take place ...more »

Itaewon Featured On NPR’s “All Things Considered”

» by August 18th, 2012 at 5:49 pm » Comments (16)

Below is an excerpt from the transcript of the radio interview conducted on NPR's "All Things Considered" that discusses the culturally diversity and changes that can be found in Itaewon: And ...more »

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