Europe

Violence up at German train stations, with Berlin top of the list

March 2, 2025

By Christian Thiele, dpa. German police recorded the highest number of violent incidents among all of the country’s railway stations at Berlin’s central train station in 2024. There were 764 [..]

Latvia

Police detain man who illegally stored and sent weapons and explosives through parcel machines

July 31, 2024

In July, officers of the Riga Regional Police detained a man suspected of storing weapons and explosives at several addresses in Riga and sending them via parcel machines, the State [..]

Latvia

Latvian national involved in fraudulent cannabis investment scheme could be extradited to Spain

April 16, 2024

A Latvian national involved in a fraudulent cannabis investment scheme could be extradited to Spain, LETA learned. A joint investigation conducted by several European law enforcement authorities, supported by Europol [..]

Latvia

Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of elderly woman in Latvia

November 16, 2023

The Kurzeme District Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his 92-year-old acquaintance, the prosecutor’s office informed LETA. According to the indictment, on September 22 last year, [..]