Tag: police

State needs new police director

Norway's justice ministry will soon be launching a search for a new director of the state police. Current state police director Odd Reidar Humlegård...

Police shot suspected boat thief

Police in Kristiansand shot a man in the leg on Wednesday morning in connection with an arrest that involved boat theft. As in any...

Solberg stresses security

Prime Minister Erna Solberg seems to realize that the best defense is a good offense: Just days before being called in for questioning by...

Police boost preparedness

Police departments all over Norway are raising their levels of preparedness to the so-called Alfa level. All police officers have been told to be...

Police reform sets off more unrest

There's rumbling within the ranks of Norway's state police. Officers on patrol are setting off alarms over not just inadequate staffing but an actual...

Police hushed up concert bomb scare

Just as thousands of mostly young Norwegians were streaming into a huge annual outdoor concert in Oslo last month, police were called to the...

Justice minister wants to re-arm police

UPDATED: Norway's new justice minister, Tor Mikkel Wara of the Progress Party, is seeking permanent permission from Parliament to allow some police officers to...

Police academy attracts more women

Norway's state police academy (Politihøgskolen) has seen a slight decline in its total number of applicants, but is proud that fully 48 percent of...

Police director prefers disarming

Norway's ongoing saga over whether its police should be armed or unarmed took another twist on Thursday. The country's top law enforcement officer now...

PST lowers Norway’s terror threat level

Norway's state police intelligence unit PST (Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste) thinks the risk of a terrorist attack in Norway has declined, and has thus lowered the...
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