Tag: crime

Art thief left his wallet behind

Pål Enger is known as Norway's most famous art thief, convicted of stealing the National Gallery's version of Edvard Munch's Scream just before the...

Man jailed for threatening royal family, prime minister and the government

A 22-year-old man was finally ordered held in custody this week, after allegedly making repeated threats against Norway's royal family, Prime Minister Erna Solberg...

Owner’s resignation relieves Westerdals

The decision by a member of one of Norway's most prominent family dynasties, the Løvenskiolds, to resign as head of the firm owning the Westerdals communications...

Police investigate band of bold burglars

Homeowners from Vestfold in the west to Østfold in the east have reported unusual break-ins while they've been sound asleep. The burglars have gained...

Westerdals faces more legal claims

UPDATED: Education Minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen isn't ruling out the possibility that the state will be filing more charges against the private Westerdals communications...

Families probed for exploiting au pair

Norway's state immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) is evaluating whether as many as 45 Norwegian families should be prohibited from having the mostly young foreign women called au...

Former Sevan director arrested in Portugal

A former agent and director of the Norwegian companies Sevan Drilling and Sevan Marine has been arrested in Portugal at the request of Brazilian authorities....

‘Police need more covert authority’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg thinks Norwegian police must be granted broader authority to use more covert methods in their efforts to track down terrorists....

Photographer convicted of economic crimes

Morten Krogvold, one of Norway's most prominent photographers, was sentenced late last week to a 60-day suspended jail term, fined and ordered to engage...

Artist Nerdrum begs state’s pardon

Odd Nerdrum, the Norwegian figurative artist who got into serious tax trouble with the state, is reportedly seeking an official pardon from the Justice...
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