Tag: crime
Teens terrorize southern coast
A gang of delinquent teenagers, some as young as 14, have been on a crime spree that police are struggling to stop. An estimated...
Russian neo-Nazi ‘planned attacks’
Norwegian police are investigating new claims that a Russian neo-Nazi arrested in Oslo last month was planning attacks on personnel at the Russian Embassy...
Major fraud case plays out in court
A band of alleged fraudsters who stole from the rich were called into court in Oslo this week, but their offenses differ sharply from...
Crime spree baffles investigators
Police in southern Norway were challenged over the weekend by a crime spree that involved kidnapping, robbery, wild car chases, apparent hostage-taking and shootings....
Murder case won’t be re-opened
A 53-year-old murder case in Oslo won't be re-opened, despite the repeated pleas from its main defendant that he was wrongly convicted.
Fredrik Fasting Torgersen...
Police arrest brutal car thief
Police in Kongsvinger were holding a 24-year-old man in custody Sunday night, suspected of stealing a car and killing its owner after she tried...
Piracy sets off more alarms
The Norwegian Shipowners' Association was calling for more state help to battle pirates this week, after another Norwegian-owned vessel was attacked off the coast...
Scotland Yard travels to Oslo
Police officers from New Scotland Yard in London are in Norway this week, to continue their investigation into the death of a Norwegian student...
Suspects confess to terror plans
UPDATED: Two of the three Norwegian residents arrested on terrorism charges last summer confessed in Oslo on Tuesday to plans to launch terrorist attacks....
Illegal Treholt surveillance confirmed
A state commission charged with investigating illegal surveillance in Norway has confirmed that the Oslo home of convicted spy Arne Treholt was under illegal...
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