Latvia — Crime News in English
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- Liepaja police officer arrested for drink-driving after causing accident — structural unit head demoted
- Three men with bag over victim's head rob resident in Daugavpils — case referred to prosecutor
- Drunk driver Simons Paucs detained in Ventspils after fleeing police
- State Police Refuse to Open Criminal Case for Investment Fraud in Ogre
- Multiple cars set on fire in Bolderāja — suspect released within an hour
- Investment fraud in Ogre: police refuse to initiate criminal case, victim loses ~€1,000
- Man robbed in Daugavpils – police seek to charge three detained individuals
- Daugavpils robbers referred to prosecutor after handbag theft with bag over victim's head
- Defacement of Latvian flag in Daugavpils and Preiļi — five detained
- Robbery in Daugavpils: three men placed bag over victim's head and stole handbag
- Defacement of Latvian flag in Daugavpils and Preiļi – police open two criminal cases
- Defacement of state flag: police detain five people in Daugavpils and Preiļi
- Desecration of Latvian flag in Daugavpils and Preiļi — five detained, two criminal cases
- Minor detained in Rēzekne with knife — fled from police while intoxicated
- Cannabis cultivation discovered in wardrobe in Ogre: man born in 1991 detained
- Latvian flag desecration: five detained in Daugavpils and Preiļi
- Police search for Kirill Lipatov suspected of serious crime in Riga region
- Cannabis cultivation operation discovered in wardrobe in Ogre: half a kilogram of drugs seized
- Cannabis cultivation setup found in Ogre cupboard: police seize 500 grammes of drugs
- Financier Jevgenijs Okss, accused of espionage, appears in court in Latvia
- Police search for 12-year-old Veronika Markelova who went missing in Riga
- Latvia State Police 2011: theft, murder and cybercrime
- Zemgale Police Seek Man Visible in Photograph — Public Urged to Report
- State Police in Latvia: 52,000 crimes per year, public trust at 48%
- Criminal case opened in Ventspils for hit-and-run incident involving pedestrian
- State Police lost 36 court cases against ABLV Bank; budget losses now 5.3 million euros
- Two men detained in Rēzekne for deliberate car arson
- Revenue Service imposes 400,000 euro fine on former Liepāja deputy for income concealment and gambling
- Two men detained for drug trafficking in Riga; one already subject to search warrant
- Seven men arrested over thefts in Valmiera and Limbaži districts
- Two men arrested in Āgenskalns with amphetamine and cocaine
- Guard in Riga city centre detains shoplifter who threatens with knife
- Two men detained for drug dealing in Riga
- Man in Preiļi beat dog and hid corpse in abandoned house
- Customs officers in Riga seize 330 kg of marijuana; four Latvians detained for smuggling and sanctions evasion
- Customs warehouse in Riga finds 330 kg of marijuana; four people detained
- Former border guard and three private individuals charged with bribery in freight transport sector
- Riga warehouse: 330 kilograms of cannabis seized; four suspects arrested
- Riga customs warehouse yields 330 kg of marijuana; four persons detained
- Former border guard and three private individuals charged with bribery in cargo transport sector
- Border Guard Charged with Accepting Bribes from Cargo Transporters
- State Police initiated 280 criminal proceedings for money laundering last year
- Man arrested after attacking store customers in Jūrmala; police seek victims
- Woman recovers compensation from Interior Ministry after 15-year legal battle over unlawful wiretapping
- Police seek witnesses to shop incident in Jūrmala
- Man in Jūrmala shop attacked multiple customers, including a child
- Children's hospital nurse admits guilt in court in child death case
- Riga Education Department head receives penalty for unlawful use of official vehicle
- Detention Service official faces charges over unauthorised communications devices brought into prison
- Prison employee charged with bringing unauthorised phones and communications equipment into detention facility
- Internal Security Bureau recommends charging Imprisonment Administration official over unauthorised communications devices smuggled into prison
- Staged robbery in Ogre uncovered to conceal company embezzlement
- Staged robbery in Ogre masked employee's theft of €5,810 belonging to company
- 1.5 million illegal cigarettes and surveillance equipment found in Riga; Lithuanian citizen arrested
- Riga seizes 1.5 million contraband cigarettes; Lithuanian citizen arrested
- Lithuanian arrested in large illegal cigarette seizure in Riga
- Staged robbery uncovered in Ogre, orchestrated by company employee
- Break-in at shopping centre in Bauska; police launch criminal investigation
- Staged robbery uncovered in Ogre; crime was carefully planned
- Woman in Ogre stages company money theft to cover up embezzlement