Tag: police
‘Police need help’ in a nervous Oslo
A recent rash of shootings, robberies and now even another threatening situation in broad daylight have suddenly raised questions about how safe a city...
All police get electric shock weapons
The Norwegian government has decided that police on patrol all over the country can now be equipped with electric shock weapons. A pilot program...
Murder rate falls to a new record low
Norwegians are known for being big fans of crime literature, TV series and films, especially during the Easter holidays when murder stories are eagerly...
Convicted cop loses last appeal
Norway's Supreme Court has decided not to handle a final appeal from convicted veteran Oslo police officer Eirik Jensen. That means Jensen's conviction and...
Police armed as terror threat rises
Norway's normally unarmed state police started carrying weapons on a temporary basis Thursday. They cited a higher threat of terrorist attacks carried out by...
Police accused of sexual harassment
Norway's state police force is run by women, as is the state police academy. That hasn't prevented sexual harassment from permeating the ranks, not...
Police criticized after mosque shooting
An external investigation of police response to last year's shooting at a mosque in suburban Bærum has resulted in some sharp criticism. It took...
Speeding zooms in the Corona crisis
There's been an alarming acceleration in the numbers of Norwegian motorists caught driving at high rates of speed in recent weeks. Oslo police point...
Police have won public confidence
Fully 94 percent of Norwegians feel safe in Norway, and 79 percent have confidence in their police. That's even higher than two years ago,...
PST raises threat of right-wing terror
Norway's domestic police intelligence unit PST issued a new terror warning on Thursday that raises the threat of attacks carried out by right-wing extremists....
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