Tag: crime

Police investigate more reports of russ rapes

The annual party season for graduating high school students, called russ, is off to a bad start, with police reporting on Friday that another...

Admiral regrets sales to Nigeria

Norwegian Defense Chief Haakon Bruun-Hansen admitted on Thursday that military officials had done a poor job of selling several surplus vessels in 2012 and 2013, and...

Former players jailed for match-fixing

Three of five former Norwegian football players charged with match-fixing were convicted and sentenced to jail on Wednesday, while two others were acquitted. Two...

Woman denied boarding dumps cat at Oslo’s airport

A young woman en route to London opted to simply abandon her cat in its cage at Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen on Monday, allegedly...

New effort to battle animal cruelty cases

The government, heeding calls from animal rights activists, announced the creation on Monday of a new state authority aimed at investigating and prosecuting animal cruelty. The...

First ‘russ’ weekend marred by rape

Despite pleas for a non-violent party season for graduating high school students this year, a young woman reported being raped during their first weekend of...

Mandal murder raised terror concern

A murder in the southern coastal town of Mandal on Tuesday that police initially said involved a shooting has now been confirmed as a...

‘Russ’ partying starts with sober pleas

This weekend marks the semi-official launch of the wild spring party season for graduating high school students called "russ." Politicians, a human rights organization and...

Another grisly murder grabs headlines

Police in Skien were literally dredging up a missing persons case from 2012 on Wednesday that now joins the ranks of grisly if unrelated murders in...

Shooting in Mandal leaves one dead

The southern Norwegian coastal town of Mandal was jarred Wednesday by a fatal shooting around mid-day. Police arrested a 19-year-old man with a police record...
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