Tag: crime

Prosecutor approves new ferry fire probe

Norway's state prosecutor Tor-Aksel Busch has gone along with the Oslo police chief's recommendation to reopen the investigation into the deadly fire on board...

Kidnapped girls with dad in Russia

Two young sisters kidnapped after getting off their school bus in Kongsvinger earlier this month are now in Russia with their father, confirmed the father's...

Four boys torched day care center

Police apprehended four boys, aged 10-14, for setting fire to the Rosenhoff day care center Wednesday evening. Since all the boys are underaged, none...

‘Pocket man’ sex offender eligible for probation

Court-appointed psychiatrists have recommended that repeat sex offender Erik Andersen, known as the "pocket man," can be released on probation next week, when he...

More lawyers get in trouble

A total of 88 lawyers have lost their right to practice law in Norway over the past six years, while another 160 have faced...

Adventurer convicted for Antarctic trip

Jarle Andhøy, the controversial adventurer whose crew went missing during a storm in Antarctica three years ago, was convicted Monday for sailing back into...

Warrant in girls’ kidnapping may be illegal

An appeals court in Norway ruled late last week that a warrant issued by police for the arrest of a man suspected of kidnapping...

Father and son charged in attack on imam

A 50-year-old father and his son in Oslo have been "routinely" charged but not arrested in connection with an attack on the imam of...

Man sent to jail for raping two au pair

An appeals court in Stavanger sentenced a 46-year-old Norwegian man to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, for engaging in human trafficking and the...

Police questioned imam, no arrests yet

Oslo police were able to question the imam of Norway's largest mosque at his home Tuesday evening, after he survived a stabbing attack the...
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