Courageous keeper of the peace had life cut short

During his 22-year career as a police officer, Xu Zhe led his colleagues in cracking more than 1,100 criminal cases and capturing more than 900 suspects.

Born in November 1980, Xu joined the police force in 2002 and became an officer of the criminal investigation detachment of the Tianjin Binhai New Area Public Security Bureau, which is now the Binhai branch of the Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau, in 2005.

It was also in 2005 when he demonstrated his ability by solving a major criminal case in Binhai New Area.