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Summer Employee Stole Seven Million ISK From The University Of Iceland Lottery
An Icelandic woman has confessed to stealing more than seven million ISK from the University of Iceland Lottery (Happdrætti Háskóla Íslands) while working there as a summer employee in 2023, reports Vísir. She has been sentenced to a 30-day suspended prison sentence…
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Break-In At RIFF Headquarters
On August 19, the offices of the Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) were broken into and several items were stolen. RIFF reported the incident on their Facebook page on August 21, asking the public to notify the organisation about any suspicious activity…
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20.000 Oxycontin Proxy Tablets Confiscated At Keflavík Airport
In late March, customs officers at Keflavík Airport confiscated around 20.000 nonprescription tablets. At first glance, they seemed to be Oxycontin pills, valued at 115 million ISK, RÚV reports. The Suðurnes Police claimed that the tablets were labelled by the pharmaceutical company…
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One Arrested In Iceland Following Large-Scale Hit Against Child Sexual Exploitation
On February 28, Europol published an announcement outlining the result of Operation Cumberland — a global operation which supported authorities in 19 countries in a large-scale hit against child sexual exploitation. 25 arrests were made worldwide, with suspects engaging in the distribution…
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Two People Sentenced For Smuggling 20 Kilos Of Drugs Into Iceland
The Reykjanes District Court has sentenced a man and a woman to 22 months in prison for the large-scale importation of marijuana and hash into the country, reports Vísir. The pair brought the substances into Iceland in their suitcases on a flight…
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Man Stabbed On New Year’s Eve
Three men were injured, with one in critical condition, after being stabbed with a kitchen knife during a New Year’s Eve celebration. The attack happened at Tindar guesthouse near Kjalarnes. One suspect, a man in his 40s, has been sentenced to a…
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Femicides In A Single Year Never Higher
Three women and two girls were murdered in Iceland in 2024 — the highest rate of femicide in 25 years. This is reported by the National Police Commissioner’s data science team, whose recently published data set displays the number of femicides between…
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Independence Party Candidate Wanted In Poland
An Independence Party candidate bidding for the 14th place in the North Reykjavík constituency is wanted by the Polish police, RÚV reports. The candidate, Christopher G. Krysynuson (né Krzysztof Gajowski), is accused of embezzlement. The Gryfino police in western Poland have a…
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Woman Sentenced To 18 Years For Murder
A woman in her 40s was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of her six-year-old son and the attempted murder of her older son. The ruling was confirmed on the morning of November 6, RÚV reports. In January 2024,…
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Man In Custody Suspected Of Murdering Own Mother
A man in his 30s is in police custody for allegedly murdering his mother, RÚV reports. The police were called to the scene in Breiðholt’s Bakkar neighbourhood around midnight on October 23. A woman in her 60s was found dead. Resuscitation attempts…
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Icelandic Man Suspected of Killing His Daughter
An Icelandic man is in police custody on suspicion of killing his young daughter, according to RÚV. The arrest occurred last night on the Krýsuvík road, north of Kleifarvatn. Details are scarce, but the incident had been reported around dinnertime on Sunday,…
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Police Investigate Potential Homicide In Akureyri
Police officers in Akureyri found an unconscious woman in her home on Monday morning. Resuscitation attempts failed and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The police suspect criminal intent. One man was arrested at the scene. He is being considered…
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Italian Man Arrested In Iceland For Sexual Coercion
A man in his fifties has been arrested for sexually exploiting underage girls, reports RÚV. Though he is a resident of Iceland, the man is an Italian national and authorities in that country have requested his extradition. He is not suspected of…
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Man Bearing LGBTQ+ Symbol Assaulted On Hverfisgata
A man was transported to the hospital earlier in the week after being physically assaulted on Hverfisgata in Reykjavík. Police were called to the scene on Tuesday, September 26. The case is currently being investigated whether the assault constitutes a hate crime…
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Person Who Leaked Video Of Mass Stabbing Fired From Police
An employee of the capital area police has been fired for leaking footage of the mass stabbing at Bankastræti Club, RÚV reports. As reported, two videos were leaked to the press, both of which were phone recordings of a computer screen. The…
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Police To Have Increased Downtown Presence This Weekend
If you go downtown this weekend, do not be surprised if you see more police officers than you might be used to seeing, assistant police chief Ásgeir Þór Ásgeirsson told Rás 2 this morning. Last week’s mass stabbing at Bankastræti Club is…
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Video Of Mass Stabbing Likely Leaked By Someone In Police
Shortly after a group stabbing was reported at Bankastræti Club over the weekend, videos of the incident found its way to some Icelandic media outlets, some of whom shared them. The brutality of the attack has prompted Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson…
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Justice Minister Declares “War Against Organised Crime” Amidst Downtown Violence
Following a horrifying group stabbing at Bankastræti Club over the weekend, including video of the attack that may have been leaked by someone in the police, Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson has “declared war against organised crime”, and a bill on expanding…
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Two Men Suspected Of Murder Have Now Been Released
The two men detained by the police in connection with the suspected murder of a woman in the Laugardalur neighbourhood have been released, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík Grapevine issue with Björk on the cover! We got the privilege of interviewing Björk…
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Two Men In Custody Suspected Of Murder
Two men in their forties are currently in police custody, suspected of having killed a woman in her fifties, Vísir reports. [su_pullquote]Get the new Reykjavík Grapevine issue with Björk on the cover! We got the privilege of interviewing Björk on her new…
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Fourteen-Year-Old Boy Taken To Hospital After Traffic Collision
At half past ten last night, capital area police received a report of car and motorcycle colliding in Garðabær, reports Fréttablaðið. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality…
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Police Release 2018-2020 Crime Statistics
The National Commissioner of Police found the number of rapes decreased in 2018-2020, but the number of sexual offenses against children increased during this time, likely reflecting the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. [su_pullquote]The new Reykjavík Grapevine print issue is out! Subscribe to it…
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Shooting Weapon 3D-Printed Gun, Difference Of Opinion On Arming Police Further
The gun that was used in yesterday’s shooting was, according to sources close to Vísir, created through 3D printing. [su_pullquote]You can now take walking tours of Reykjavík with Grapevine crewmembers Valur, Pollý and Bjartmar. Click here for more details.[/su_pullquote] Such firearms are…