Tag: crime
DnB NOR closes false ID loophole
Norway's largest bank, DnB NOR, is finally closing a loophole that has allowed illegal aliens to open bank accounts, obtain work permits and other...
Defendants deny cocaine smuggling
Two Norwegian women on trial in Bolivia continue to deny they had any idea that they were carrying 22 kilos of cocaine in luggage...
Norwegians’ trial begins in Bolivia
Three young Norwegian women caught with 22 kilos of cocaine in their luggage are finally getting their day in court in Bolivia. Two of...
False passports allow illegal residence
Several hundred Albanians are reportedly living in Norway under false identities, after obtaining and using counterfeit passports that helped them get residence permission, open...
Arrests made after jewelry store heist
Police in Oslo have arrested seven persons in connection with a spectacular jewelry store heist last month that ranks as the one of the...
Thieves target Norwegian hotels
Several hotels in Norway have been the targets of theft in recent weeks and police suspect the crime wave involves bands of highly mobile...
Suspect finally admits to kidnapping
A 28-year-old taxi driver in Oslo who's been held in police custody since early February has finally admitted that he was involved in the...
Proposal to lock up foreign convicts wins support
An Oslo police inspector proposed earlier this week that all foreigners convicted of crimes should be held in locked facilities until they can be...
US enters murdered student’s case
Family and friends of a Norwegian student murdered in London two years ago now hope that American involvement in the case will help them...
Ålesund rape reports were a bluff
Police in the west coast city of Ålesund have determined that several different women filed false reports of rape or attempted rape this winter....
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