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Cement Truck Bandit: Police Chase Stolen Vehicle Through Reykjavík
This morning, downtown workers’ commutes were made significantly more dangerous by the dramatic theft of a cement-mixing van from a building site on Vitastígur at around 9:00 this morning. The vehicle careered down Laugavegur and Bankastræti, around Lækjargata and along Sæbraut, driving…
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Globe-Trotting Pedophile Busted In Iceland
A pedophile is in the custody of the Icelandic police, RÚV reports. Police in Suðurnes arrested an American man at the beginning of February on suspicion of sexually assaulting boys in several countries, including Iceland. The investigation into the matter is extensive,…
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Burglar Steals All The Cigarettes From Ísafjörður Shop
A break-in occurred at Hamraborg in Ísafjörður on Saturday night. The burglar, a bearded man dressed in black, stole all the cigarettes in the store. Gísli Úlfarsson, one of Hamraborg’s owners, said that it will cost him about 600,000 ISK to replenish…
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Mystery Surrounds Series Of Missing Cats In Mosfellsbær
Cats have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances in the town of Mosfellsbær, Fréttablaðið reports, and while there are numerous speculations, no one is exactly sure why this keeps happening. The latest case involves Gréttir (which is, incidentally, the Icelandic interpretation of Garfield’s…
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37 Murders In Iceland Over Past 20 Years
There have been 37 murders committed in Iceland in the past twenty years, according to Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir in Iceland, RÚV reports. It was Andrés Ingi Jónsson, member of parliament for the Left-Greens, who asked the Minister about the…
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Several Tour Guides Warn Of Pickpockets In Iceland
In a closed Facebook group for tourism industry workers, several guides have brought up the presence of pickpockets in Iceland using tried-and-true tricks. In the thread in question, in the group Bakland Ferðaþjónustunnar, a tour guide reveals that he has heard from…
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Icelandic Police Busier In 2018 Than In The Year Previous
Police were called to respond to incidents about 350 times a day in 2018, showing a 16% increase overall. The capital area police chief, Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, points out that in some categories of crime, an increase in reporting had more to…
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Two Men Falsely Accused Of Counterfeiting In Iceland
The two foreign men who were arrested while trying to exchange coins for paper money, under suspicion of counterfeiting, were released from custody. The accusations against them turned out to be completely false. This development was brought to light through an announcement…
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Suspected Counterfeiters Arrested In Icelandic Bank
Two men were arrested at the Landsbanki branch in Borgartún yesterday, RÚV reports, suspected of trying to get actual cash from counterfeit coins. While police did not want to comment on the amount of money they were attempting to pass off, witnesses…
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The Reign Of Terror Is Over: Father-And-Son Burglar Team Arrested
The burglars who have been on tour around Iceland breaking into peoples’ homes have finally been apprehended, RÚV reports. They are reportedly a father and son team, and the younger burglar continued his spree even after his arrest, only to be arrested…
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One Arrest Made, Possibly Connected To Rash Of Break-Ins In Iceland
One arrest has been made in connection with break-ins in Hellisandur and in Grundarfjörður, both in west Iceland. It is not yet known if the suspect has been participating in the rash of strange break-ins that have been happening around the country…
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Traveling Burglars Staging Break-Ins Around Iceland
Police reports compiled over the past month indicate that there are burglars, numbering at least two, who are currently travelling around Iceland and breaking into people’s homes. They have attempted or perpetrated break-ins in homes all over the country, using the same…
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Police Warn North Icelanders To Watch Out For Travelling Door-Knocker
Police in North Iceland are advising residents to be on the lookout for a foreign tourist who travels from town to town, knocking on people’s doors, and asking for accommodation. In some cases, the man in question has simply let himself in…
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East Iceland Residents Advised To Lock Their Doors
The police in East Iceland have advised residents to lock their doors and be vigilant in the wake of a rash of burglaries in the area. Fréttablaðið reports that two men were recently arrested in East Iceland under suspicion of being involved…
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Sex Shop Robbed In Iceland: Thieves Make Off With Lube And Toys
Two people broke into the Adam og Eva sex shop in Reykjavík last Thursday, and made off with a number of items that the owner believes were stolen for personal use. RÚV reports that the thieves can be seen on security footage…
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Foreign Criminal Group Taken Down In Iceland
In a recent international operation, law enforcement authorities of Iceland, the Netherlands and Poland cracked down on an organised drug-related crime group under the name Market ehf., according to Europol. During the operations eight suspects were arrested, three of whom were living…
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Man Charged With Murdering Mother Of Three
The Reykjavík district attorney has charged Khaled Cairo, a 38-year-old man from Yemen, with the murder of Sanita Braun, a 44 year-old mother of three from Latvia, reports Vísir. Khaled attacked Sanita on September 21 in an apartment in the Vesturbærinn neighbourhood…
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Four Murders In Iceland In 2017
There were four murders in Iceland this year – twice the usual maximum annual homicide rate for the country. Albanian Klevis Sula was the last victim of murder in Iceland in 2017. With a memorial service to be held for him this…
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Suspected Murderer Of Klevis Sula Set To Be Released From Custody Today
The man who is suspected of attacking two Albani men in the Reykjavík city centre, including Klevis Sula who died from his wounds, is set to be released from custody today, as the 12 days he was set to be detained for…
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True Icelandic Crime Stores: The Grand Larceny That Shook Ísafjörður
One gloomy afternoon, Ísafjörður on the edge of Iceland was struck with tragedy, reports local newspaper Bæjarins besta. On Monday December 11, as the townsfolk warmed their bodies in the town’s church and their souls through beautiful Christmas music that decked the…
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Mother Of Murdered Albanian Man: “Didn’t Think This Happened In Iceland”
The mother of Klevis Sula, the 20-year-old Albanian man who passed away Friday from injuries sustained after being stabbed at Austurvöllur the previous weekend, told Stöð 2 that her son spoke often about what a safe place Iceland was and how much…
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Kleptomaniac Cat Wreaking Havoc In Iceland
A literal cat burglar has been stealing gloves, underwear, and other items from Icelanders in the small town Mosfellsbær, to the chagrin of the cat’s owner. Vísir reports that the cat in question, Ófeigur (which literally means “unkillable”), has become well known…