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Lengthy computer crash stymied police

Norwegian police were subject to a lengthy computer crash on Monday that left them with no data access for around 11 hours. Police had to...

PST reports less terrorist recruitment

Norway's police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) has registered the backgrounds of 137 local residents considered to be potentially violent Islamists. The vast majority, according...

Police in Oslo disarmed again

It didn't last long: Just four days after being ordered to re-arm themselves, Oslo police received the opposite message over the weekend. As of...

Condolences as police re-arm

Police in Oslo were re-arming themselves on Tuesday in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels. King Harald was among those extending...

Reaction mixed to surveillance plans

Proposals by Justice Minister Anders Anundsen to allow much more surveillance, wire taps, raids and data snooping in the fight against crime drew some...

Police leaders ‘cheated on overtime’

There's no question that Norway's refugee influx has put heavy overtime demands on officials needing to deal with it, and their budgets have been expanded accordingly....

Princess’ bodyguard fired a shot

One of the police escorts for 12-year-old Princess Ingrid Alexandra accidentally fired a shot while on guard duty at her private school in Bærum,...

‘Vigilante’ group descends into chaos

Internal conflicts and the appointment of a new leader with a long record of criminal convictions has led to more controversy and chaos for...

Justice minister asked to rule on ‘Soldiers of Odin’

Justice Minister Anders Anundsen has been asked to determine whether the patrols of an organization calling itself "Soldiers of Odin" are legal or defy...

PST expelled terror suspect

Norway's police intelligence unit PST has revealed that it expelled a suspected terrorist from Norway last year, believing the suspect intended to carry out an attack...

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