Tag: crime

‘Russ’ season gets off to a violent start

Norway's annual "russ" season, during which graduating high school students engage in hard partying, is now in full swing after the Easter holidays. Police from...

Organized begging unleashes anger

UPDATED: Officials from both ends of the political spectrum said they were angered and sad after state broadcaster NRK revealed Tuesday night how many...

Banks set up ‘digital defense center’

Nordic banks have agreed to mount a common front against cyber attacks, in the form of what they're calling a "digital defense center" based in Oslo....

Thieves prepared for summer season

Two men spotted on surveillance cameras broke into a branch of the optician retail chain Synsam during the night. Police reported they made off...

Passports needed for trips to Sweden

The terrorist attack that stunned Sweden heading into the weekend has prompted the country to tighten border control. That means Norwegians also need to...

Asylum seekers convicted of gang rape

Three young asylum seekers in Norway have been convicted and sentenced to prison for up to six years, after being found guilty of raping...

Islamist sentenced to ‘historic’ jail term

UPDATED: The Oslo City Court sentenced one of Norway's most high-profile Islamists, Ubaydullah Hussain, to nine years in prison on Tuesday for having been a member...

Corruption concern grows at dairy

Norway's large farmer-owned dairy co-op Tine, which controls 80 percent of the market for dairy products in the country, remains caught in a corruption investigation that expanded...

Police crack down on youth gangs

Police fanned out to schools and homes in Follo, south of Oslo, early this week and have arrested around 40 youth suspected of being involved...

Speeding politicians lose their licenses

Norwegian politicians are busy folks but that's no excuse when they get pulled over by police for speeding. Police in both Telemark and the...
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