Tag: crime

Mayor decries robbery wave

Oslo police logged a total of 223 robberies in September and October, amounting to the worst such crime wave in five years. Oslo Mayor...

Police blasted for charging child’s rescuers

Police in Oslo are fending off complaints from the public after they charged two young men for violently halting the robbery of a 10-year-old...

Nesbø and NRK end collaboration

Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) has canned production of a four-year, multi-million dollar television series created by the multi-talented Norwegian author Jo Nesbø. With a budget...

Hells Angels win back their clubhouse

The Oslo chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club won a court battle on Wednesday against the Oslo police, which had seized the property...

Publisher to release contested book on Breivik

The Norwegian publishing company Aschehoug has decided to go ahead with release of a book based on conversations with the mother of convicted terrorist...

‘Pulpit Rock’ draws record visitors

Norway's famed high rocky plateau known as Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock) has attracted a record number of visitors so far this year, up more...

Robberies prompt new punishments

As a wave of street robberies sweeps over Oslo, Norway's new justice minister wants to help the police keep the robbers in custody. Many...

Bergen officials to ‘improve routines’ after embezzlement

Officials of the City of Bergen admitted they need to improve their routines and financial monitoring after a trusted city employee managed to embezzle...

Sigrid’s convicted killer appeals

The main suspect in last year's disappearance and murder of 16-year-old Sigrid Giskegjerde Schjetne, which set off the largest civilian search response in Norwegian...

Vandals attack cars at Gardermoen

More than 40 cars parked at Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen were vandalized during the night, the latest in a series of such incidents...
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