Tag: crime
Prosecutors want to reopen Baneheia case
State prosecutors have formally sought, as expected, a reopening of the case against Jan Helge Andersen, who recently emerged as the sole defendant in...
Man charged with murder and dismembering corpse
A Norwegian man in his 50s from Agder has been arrested and charged with murering his domestic partner, cutting up her corpse and storing...
Jailed cop’s release sparks debate
Questions have been raised this week over how a police officer who was sentenced to 21 years in jail for corruption could suddenly be...
Four jailed after subway stabbing
Four young men were ordered held in jail on Monday, charged in the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy on board the Oslo metro (T-banen)...
Norway’s ‘legendary’ spy laid to rest
Funeral services were held in both Moscow and Oslo this past week for convicted Norwegian spy Arne Treholt. The former journalist, politician and diplomat...
Man arrested after shooting outside Ikea
Police in Oslo have charged a man in his 40s with attempted murder, after he shot another man Tuesday evening outside an Ikea home...
Murder defendant faints when convicted
A 52-year-old man from Karmøy was convicted on Monday for the murder of teenager Birgitte Tengs 27 years ago. He then fainted in court,...
Two Norwegians face drug charges in Australia
Two Norwegian men were reportedly caught red-handed when they allegedly tried to retrieve 82 kilos of cocaine fastened to the hull of a ship...
PST boss ‘aware people are angry with us’
Norway's police intelligence agency PST has been bashed lately after it became known that it was tipped in mid-June about a potential terrorist attack...
Shooting suspects face extradition
Two men in their 20s who've been charged in a street shooting near the National Theater in Oslo earlier this month will be extradited...
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