Tag: crime

Many weapons in Norwegian homes

Norwegians can be quick to criticize what they consider to be liberal weapons laws in other countries, not least the US, but a new...

Former top bureaucrat sentenced to prison

Liv Løberg, who held several top administrative posts in the public sector over the past 10 years, must serve 14 months in prison after...

Wealthy Bergen heir under probe

One of Norway's wealthiest and most philanthropic families hasn't had a very merry run-up to the Christmas holidays this year. Frederik Wilhelm Mohn, third-generation...

Seven arrested in major heroin bust

Police in Oslo have seized 24 kilos of heroin and arrested seven persons, two of whom are suspected of being couriers in an organized...

Prison opens for foreign convicts

Justice Ministry authorities opened a newly redesigned prison in Kongsvinger last week that will house foreign male prisoners due to be deported after serving...

Mayor sentenced, resigns his post

UPDATED: Rune Øygard, a once popular and powerful Norwegian mayor with ties to the highest levels of the Labour Party, was sentenced to four...

Museum caught in painting dispute

A valuable painting by French artist Henri Matisse, now claimed to have been stolen by the Nazis during World War II, has been hanging...

Victim’s blood found in suspect’s vehicle

Oslo police confirmed to newspaper Dagbladet this week that their investigators found blood from teenage murder victim Sigrid Giskegjerde Schjetne inside the camping van...

Man arrested after trying to halt EU convoy

Police arrested a man outside the Oslo City Hall on Monday after he broke through barricades and tried to stop the convoy of around...

Rig tax evasion case underway

The largest tax evasion case in Norwegian history was due to enter its second week on Monday, with prosecutors claiming that tax advisers for...
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