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Neighbour saves baby from drowning in well

February 10, 2016 DELFI EN 0

A 19-year-old mother in south-west Lithuania almost killed her baby by throwing it in a well. A neighbour came in time to save the baby from drowning. […]

Kaunas officers help France crack international truck theft ring

February 8, 2016 BNS 0

Kaunas police have helped their French counterparts crack an international network of truck thieves – the people are suspected of stealing the vehicles in France and bringing them to Lithuania. […]

New team of Lithuanian officers to help Slovenia with refugee influx

February 4, 2016 LT Daily 0

Ten police officers from Vilnius and Marijampolė district Police Headquarters‘ mobile companies have travelled to Slovenia to help with the massive influx of refugees there. […]

Kalashnikov fugitive sentenced to 4 years in prison

February 1, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Igoris Molotkovas, who sparked a massive manhunt operation in Vilnius last November after escaping police with a Kalashnikov rifle, received a custodial sentence on Monday. He will spend four years and four months in prison. […]

US military officer arrested for DUI in Šiauliai

February 1, 2016 LT Daily 0

Police officers arrested a US military captain for driving a car while under the influence in Šiauliai. The US officer who is overseeing US military equipment at the protected Lithuanian army base in Mumaičiai was caught early Saturday morning with a 1.75 Blood Alcohol Level. […]

Police seize cannabis shipment worth €4m

January 29, 2016 LT Daily 0

The Lithuanian police have seized 320 kilograms of hashish with a street value of up to €4 million after carrying out an operation in Klaipėda. […]

Lithuanians among suspects in €20m bitcoin scam in Netherlands

January 22, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanians are believed to be among 10 people detained by Dutch police in connection with the suspected use of the virtual currency Bitcoin to launder around €20 million. […]

Lithuanian police launch raids on illegal meat processing plants

January 21, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The police and tax authorities have raided illegal meat processing plants across Lithuania in one of the biggest operations in the last decade. In over 200 raids, police caught 17 companies operating illegally and impounded 11 tons of poultry illegally imported from Poland. […]

Kalashnikov fugitive tells court he regrets pointing gun at police officers

January 19, 2016 LT Daily 0

Igoris Molotkovas, who sparked a massive manhunt operation in Vilnius last November after escaping police with a Kalashnikov, gave evidence in his case on Tuesday. […]

New measures to tackle alcohol dependency among police officers

January 11, 2016 LT Daily 0

Police authorities have published new police guidelines for tackling alcohol dependency in the force, ordering officers not to consume alcohol up to 10 hours before service, banning them from buying alcohol in uniform, and pushing them to report officers that are drunk at work. […]

Selection of Lithuanian officer is honour for country, says foreign minister

January 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius said the appointment of Chief of Vilnius district Police Headquarters, Kęstutis Lančinskas as the new head of the European Union advisory mission in Ukraine was an honour for the country. […]

Record-low death toll on Lithuanian roads in 2015

January 4, 2016 LT Daily 0

241 people were killed in traffic accidents across Lithuania last year. While the number is big for deaths that could have been avoided, it represents fewer traffic casualties in the country than in any other year since 1990, the Road Traffic Police reports. […]

‘More police officers on the streets next year’

December 22, 2015 LT Daily 0

Cutting the number of police officers working an administrative duties will put more officers on the street next year, according to Police Commissioner General Linas Pernavas. […]

Officers of Lithuania’s elite squad forced to take second jobs

November 26, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Officers of the Anti-Terrorist Operations Unit of the Lithuanian police, Aras, are supplementing their income by working for private security companies and safeguarding ships from pirates in the Indian Ocean. Elite police officers are forced to work abroad because the Lithuanian state does not pay them enough, LNK TV reports. […]