Police Department

  • Society

VRK and police count complaints related to the elections: number exceeds 50

The municipal election marathon that launched on Wednesday has brought with it a slew of breaches, which will be investigated…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Russian diplomat pulled over for apparent drunk driving in Klaipėda

A Russian diplomat was pulled over for apparent drunk driving in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda on Wednesday evening,…

6 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s police to train for papal visit

Lithuania's police forces in Vilnius and Kaunas are holding a major exercise on Wednesday to prepare for the upcoming visit…

6 years ago
  • Society

One Ukrainian man stabbed to death, 2 wounded in Lithuania

A Ukrainian man last night was stabbed to death and another two were wounded in Lithuania's second-biggest city of Kaunas,…

6 years ago
  • Defence

Two NATO troops injured in crash in Lithuania

Two NATO troops were injured in a crash in Švenčionys Distict, eastern Lithuania on Sunday when their ATV overturned. [...]

6 years ago
  • Society

Latvian citizen shot dead in Lithuania

Lithuania's police are investigating a tragedy in Tauragė District, western Lithuania, where a man shot dead two people and killed…

6 years ago
  • Society

Hundreds gather in Vilnius cemetery to mark end of WWII

Hundreds of people gathered in Vilnius' Antakalnis Cemetery on Wednesday to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet victory in…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian police won’t tolerate attempts to intimidate officers – police chief

The detention of two men suspected of planning an attack on law-enforcement officials in Klaipėda sends a message that attempts…

7 years ago
  • History
  • Society

Manuscripts discovered in Kaunas district, Lithuania

A set of manuscripts were discovered in the Kaunas district, Lithuania, on Tuesday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Society

Authorities discuss coordination of search and rescue operations

On 27 March 2018 officials from eleven state institutions gathered at SE Oro Navigacija to discuss actions to be taken…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Two sides of police reform

With the heads of the Interior Ministry and Police Department boasting that the police reform initiated several years ago has…

7 years ago
  • Society

Explosive found in central Vilnius successfully neutralized

An explosive discovered in central Vilnius on Wednesday has been successfully neutralized, local authorities said. [...]

7 years ago
  • Politics

President: Migration Department need restructuring, not scrapping

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has voiced disagreement with Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas' proposal to scrap the Migration Department. [...]

7 years ago
  • Politics

Interior minister proposes to close down Migration Department

Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas proposed on Tuesday to abolish the country's Migration Department, which has been under criticism lately,…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Police reform complete in Lithuania

Lithuania's Police Department has announced having completed the reform of the country's police force. [...]

7 years ago
  • Defence

Police detain 12 men with airsoft guns in forest close to Vilnius

Police on Sunday morning detained 12 men with airsoft guns in a forest near Nemenčinė, in the district of Vilnius,…

7 years ago
  • Society

Police drafted conditions for 120 cars for sole supplier

The Lithuanian Police Department, which is set to buy at least 120 new cars, drafted conditions for the tender for…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Report on ‘little green men’ in Šalčininkai is out: it won‘t be funny for those who laugh at us

The routines in Šalčininkai was disrupted by an unprecedented commotion on the 11th of April. Men armed with guns stormed…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian police detain man suspected of kiling his family

A Lithuanian man suspected of killing four members of his family has been detained, police said on Tuesday. [...]

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania launches international search for man suspected of killing his family

Lithuania's authorities have launched an international search for a 27-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting four members of his family,…

8 years ago