Somalian pirate boss detained in BelgiumAlleged Somalian pirate warlord Mohamed Abdi Hassan, also known as Big Mouth, was detained by the Belgian police in Brussels International Airport.10:43 14.10.2013
Police bust illegal casinos in Russia's Far EastSpecial task police forces in Russia’s Far East raided two illegal casinos, which were located in downtown of Vladivostok, the local Interior Ministry’s department said in a statement on Monday.09:16 14.10.2013
2 suspects detained in robbery of famous Russian gymnastTwo suspected purse-snatchers, believed to have robbed champion gymnast-turned-parliamentarian Svetlana Khorkina and several other women, have been detained in western Moscow, police said Thursday.17:12 10.10.2013
Russian policeman saves Liberian child from ritual sacrificeA Russian police advisor in Liberia saved a child from ritual sacrifice, the Russian Interior Ministry reports on Tuesday.10:43 08.10.2013
Moscow police detain international extremist cell recruiterA criminal case was initiated against a man who recruited people for extremist activities in Moscow. The suspect was allegedly recruiting people for the international terrorist organization Islamic Liberation Party (Hizb ut-Tahrir).11:54 04.10.2013
Group suspected of selling Russian political offices arrested in MoscowPolice have detained members of an organized criminal group that allegedly offered high-ranking governmental positions for sale, the Interior Ministry reports on Thursday.11:11 03.10.2013
Card skimmers have stolen $462k in central Russia - Interior MinistryMoscow police have detained alleged skimmer gang members who withdrew over 15 million rubles ($461,767) from the accounts of more than 300 Russian nationals.11:21 01.10.2013
Nigerian students arrested in Moscow embassy violenceSixteen students from Nigeria studying in Moscow have been arrested for thrashing a conference hall in their country’s embassy in the Russian capital after an apparent dispute over financial aid issues, a Moscow police source said Tuesday.10:12 01.10.2013
More than 3,000 detained in weekend raids on Moscow MetroMore than 3,000 people were detained during police raids in the Moscow Metro system over the weekend, Interior Ministry’s press-service told RIA Novosti.11:07 16.09.2013
Police search Yekaterinburg officials' homes in fraud casePolice in Russia’s fourth-largest city, Yekaterinburg, conducted searches Thursday at the homes of senior city government officials as part of an ongoing fraud probe, the Interior Ministry said, while denying it had any connection to a recent mayoral election that was won by an opposition candidate.14:40 12.09.2013
Russian city lawmaker nabbed with cannabis – drug policeA municipal lawmaker in Russia’s Urals region has been detained after drug police found over 4 kilograms of cannabis split between his car and a garage where he was allegedly packaging the drugs with an associate, regional narcotics officials said Wednesday, adding that both men had been high at the time.12:23 11.09.2013
Russian police seize fake rubles worth $200,000Police in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok seized more than a thousand of fake 5,000-ruble notes (one is equal to about $150).10:13 11.09.2013
Russian police detain 200 immigrants in Moscow raidOver 200 immigrants from Central Asia have been detained during a check at a market in the west of the Russian capital, the Interior Ministry’s Moscow department has reported.11:54 05.09.2013
Ohio man ordered to wear “idiot” sign for threatening 911 callsA 58-year-old man was ordered to wear a sign branding him an “idiot” in a measure of public shaming ordered by a local judge as a consequence of the man’s threats to kill police officers via 911 calls.14:51 04.09.2013
Dozens of immigrants found in Russian military facilityRussian police discovered 42 immigrants living and working at a Defense Ministry facility in the Moscow Region, the Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.11:40 03.09.2013
Moscow police hold over 200 in new immigration sweepRussian police have arrested 229 suspected illegal immigrants during a raid on a market in Moscow, the Interior Ministry said Monday.16:19 02.09.2013
Militant killed, policeman wounded in Dagestan shootoutA suspected militant was killed and a policeman wounded in a shootout in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reported in a statement.10:20 02.09.2013
Russian government set to consider tougher gun lawsA new bill which is expected to reach the Russian government by September 20 is designed to toughen the federal gun law.19:39 29.08.2013
Would-be robber leaves automatic rifle in Moscow fitness clubA man detained by police after an automatic rifle was found in a holdall in a Moscow fitness club was planning a robbery and a kidnapping, a spokesperson for the Russian capital’s local Interior Ministry branch said Tuesday.19:14 27.08.2013
Russian police record 1,000 migration violations in 24 hoursThe Russian Interior Ministry said Thursday that about 1,000 violations of migration law have been discovered over the past 24 hours as a result of police raids on markets across Russia.14:44 22.08.2013