News Tagged with “Crime”

Should Icelandic Police Officers Carry Weapons?

15 Feb 2022 At a meeting today, the National Association of Police Officers (LL) will be discussing Icelandic police officers’ safety and whether they should carry weapons.

National Police Commissioner Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir.

More and More Weapons in Circulation in Iceland

14 Feb 2022 The special unit of the Icelandic national police commissioner has been called out increasingly often in recent years to respond to armed individuals.

Second Shooting Incident in Reykjavík in a Week: Video

14 Feb 2022 Three men were arrested in Reykjavík yesterday morning after a man was shot and injured outdoors on Ingólfsstræti street.

Two People Injured in Shooting in Reykjavík

10 Feb 2022 A man in his twenties has been arrested by the police, following a shooting incident in the Grafarholt neighborhood of Reykjavík.

Icelandic Woman Charged with Human Trafficking

20 Dec 2021 An Icelandic woman has been charged with human trafficking.

Drugging of Three People Suspected in Akureyri

1 Nov 2021 It is suspected that three individuals were drugged at a bar in Akureyri, North Iceland, Sunday morning.

‘Deprivation of Your Liberty,’ States Victim

25 Oct 2021 Fanney Sandra Albertsdóttir, a young woman who Friday night had the misfortune of having drugs secretly slipped into her drink at a bar in Reykjavík, likens the experience to being deprived of her liberty.

Epidemic? Women Being Drugged in Reykjavík Bars

22 Oct 2021 The number of cases where drugs, a.k.a. date-rape drugs, are secretly slipped into victims’ drinks at Reykjavík bars is on the rise.

Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

21 Oct 2021 This morning, Angjelin Sterkaj was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of Armando Beqirai, an Albanian citizen in his 30s, shot multiple times in front of his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13.

Bandidos Motorcycle Club Operates in Iceland

13 Oct 2021 The Icelandic police believe that the Bandidos Motorcycle Club has earned validation in Iceland from Bandidos MC in Sweden.

Angjelin Sterkaj has confessed to killing Armando Bequirai.

‘Clearly an Execution’

24 Sep 2021 Principal proceedings in the so-called Rauðagerði Case concluded in the Reykjavík District court yesterday afternoon.

The crime scene on Rauðagerði, Reykjavík.

Charges Filed in Rauðagerði Murder Case

25 May 2021 Charges have been filed against four individuals for the murder of Armando Bequirai, an Albanian citizen in his 30s, killed in front of his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13.

Death Investigated as Manslaughter

6 Apr 2021 A 30-year-old man died of his wounds Saturday at Landspítali National University Hospital, after having been attacked in front of his home on the street Vallakór, Kópavogur, Friday morning.

The house on Rauðagerði, where the crime was committed.

Rauðagerði Murder Suspect Was Wanted in Albania

29 Mar 2021 A suspect has confessed to killing Armando Bequiri, an Albanian citizen in his 30s, shot to death in front of his home on Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13.

The crime was committed outside this house on Rauðagerði, Reykjavík.

Rauðagerði Victim Suffered Nine Gunshot Wounds

18 Mar 2021 Armando Bequiri, an Albanian citizen in his 30s, shot to death in front of his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13, suffered nine gunshot wounds.