Tag: crime

King Harald condemns ‘gruesome acts’

Norway's King Harald also went on national TV late Friday night, to condemn the "gruesome acts" that shocked the country earlier in the day...

LABOUR’S CAMP TURNS DEADLY

Unconfirmed reports were streaming in Friday evening that as many as 30 young members of the Norwegian Labour Party were gunned down and feared...

Debate flies over aid for beggars

Last week police and city officials were actively breaking up illegal and unsanitary camps set up in downtown Oslo by mostly Romanian beggars who...

Police question rape suspect

UPDATED: Police in Oslo were investigating reports of another rape over the weekend, this one just outside the main entrance to the Parliament building...

Man charged with killing foster mother

A 35-year-old man with a history of psychiatric problems and a long criminal record was charged Tuesday for the murder of his 56-year-old foster...

Police rout illegal Romanian campers

Never before have city authorities in Oslo had to deal with so many illegal campgrounds, mostly set up by transient Romanians, as this summer....

Teenager admits to church fire

A 17-year-old Norwegian boy has finally admitted starting the fire that destroyed Østre Porsgrunn Church on April 11. The boy had already been charged...

Minibank swindlers back in action

Police, banks and insurance companies were warning Norwegians once again that they should be very careful when using minibanks (automated teller machines) and hide...

Arsonists set cars ablaze

Police in Oslo were searching this week for two arsonists, believed to be young boys, who allegedly set fire to 14 cars in and...

Finance minister fends off threats

Norway's popular finance minister, Sigbjørn Johnsen, has been fending off threats from a Norwegian man who's been charged with various crimes and may be...
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