Robbers on the run – threatened guards

Several fraud crimes against the elderly

The police have received four calls about fraud against elderly people in Blekinge county during the day.

All affected are women aged 90 and 95 who live in Karlshamn and Hörvik.

According to the police, the women have been called by people pretending to be police officers. The people then went to the women’s home and stole valuables from them.

Over 35,000 Gay Soldiers Fired – Get Redress by Pentagon

Openly gay and bisexuals were for many years prohibited from serving in the US military. If a soldier’s homosexual or bisexual orientation became known in any way, they could be dismissed.

Now the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon, has decided to give compensation to the tens of thousands of former military personnel who were fired for that reason, reports CBS News.

Those who were discharged often lost all the benefits that come with being a military veteran – such as student aid, home loans and health care benefits. With the Pentagon’s decision, those who were fired can regain their benefits.

– I felt that my country said that my service was not valuable. Today, I am once again proud to have served my country by standing up for veterans like myself, and ensuring that our honor is recognized,” said veteran Sherill FarrellSee more

Person hit by snowplow

A person has been hit by a snow plow in Trollhättan.

According to the police, it is a serious accident.

Trudeau announces his resignation

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now announces that he will resign.

– I will not run in the next election, he says in a press conference he holds outside his home.

Trudeau’s popularity declined significantly in recent months. His government narrowly escaped a series of no-confidence votes recently and critics have called for his resignation.

There has also been internal criticism of Justin Trudeau within his own party.

Trump wants to postpone the verdict

Donald Trump is expected to receive his punishment for the so-called “hush money” on Friday.

Now he requests that the sentence be postponed, reports Reuters.

– This unjustified political attack is nothing more than a rigged hoax, Donald Trump has previously written about the upcoming verdict on Truth Social.

The far right can form a government in Austria

The Freedom Party (FPÖ) must try to form a new government in Austria.

It is the first time since the Second World War that a party from the outer right flank has been given this assignment.

FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl has been given the formal probe assignment by President Alexander Van der Bellen, who says it has not been an easy decision to make.

– I will continue to ensure that the principles and rules of our constitution are respected and complied with correctly, he says.

According to the president, Kickl is sure that he will find sustainable solutions in the coalition talks, and wants to take this responsibility.

When Austria went to the polls in September, the FPÖ became the largest party with just under 29 percent of the vote, but the party then got the nod from the other parties. Conservative ÖVP, social democratic SPÖ and liberal Neos have been negotiating ways to govern across bloc borders, but these negotiations broke down a few days ago.

FPÖ stands for Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (Freedom Party of Austria) and was founded in 1955 by former Nazis.

Rescued drowning person in ice vac: “Heroic effort”

A person was about to drown when it ended up in a lake at Yxnerum outside Åtvidaberg on Monday.

Passers-by saw the person in the water, called SOS and helped the drowned person out of the ice wake.

Before the emergency services were on the scene, the person had come up.

– Before we were there, they had got the person up, so these people made a heroic effort, says Pia-Maria Nautras, the emergency services’ alarm and command officer.

The person is taken to hospital. According to Region Östergötland, it is a man and the damage is critical.

Bullet holes discovered at a restaurant in Malmö

Several police patrols are on site at Limhamn in Malmö to investigate a possible shooting.

The police were alerted at lunchtime about damage to a window, and the police are investigating whether it could be a hole from a shot that was fired. The damage is not believed to have occurred recently, but to have occurred earlier.

– It is suspected to be bullet holes, but we cannot confirm that this is what it is about, says police spokesperson Filip Annas.

The police are working with technicians and special search dogs in the area. They are also questioning nearby residents to find out what happened.

Ale broke the first ice for this year

The season for the icebreakers has started.

On January 4, the first icebreaker moved out. The ship Ale was sent out from Luleå harbor to provide assistance to the ship HIIUMA from Kalix.

– We have been preparing for a long time. The season starts a month later than last season. The icebreakers and their crews are ready to assist merchant shipping around the clock from now until May next year, when we can usually round off the season, says Amund Lindberg, head of winter shipping and icebreaking at the Swedish Maritime Administration in a press release.

With cold weather in sight, Ale will soon be joined by the ships Atle and Frej.

Train stop in Alingsås after collision

Some form of collision has occurred in the train traffic outside Alingsås, GP writes.

– It is a train driver who calls in and says that he or she has collided with something, unclear what, says police spokesperson Jens Andersson to the newspaper.

The police and emergency services are said to have been called to the scene.

Damaged Baltic Sea cables repaired

The two data cables between Finland and Estonia that were damaged on Christmas Day have now been repaired, reports Hufvudstadsbladet.

Repairing the two cables took longer than expected due to severe weather, according to the operator, who also writes that the damaged cables did not affect the company’s service in either Estonia or Finland.

The data cables were damaged on Christmas Day in what is now being investigated as gross sabotage. The suspicion is that the ship Eagle S dragged its anchor behind it for tens of kilometers and thus damaged the cables.

Person arrested at Arlanda – presented a false passport

One person was arrested on the morning of the 13th at Arlanda, the police write on their website.

The reason is that the person presented a fake passport.

The police have written a report about the use of a false document.

Biden bans oil drilling – defeat for Trump

US President Joe Biden has banned new oil and gas extraction along most of the US coast, reports NBC News.

The decision halts extraction over 625 million hectares of ocean along the Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast, the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Bering Sea. According to Biden, oil drilling in these areas would cause irreversible damage and is unnecessary to meet the country’s energy needs.

The ban is seen as a victory for US environmental groups and could hamper President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to increase oil and gas production.

Chilled woman found under a car – the police are investigating aggravated rape

The police are investigating a serious rape after a woman in her 50s was found severely chilled under a car in Köping on Sunday morning.

It was witnesses who alerted the police after they found the woman outdoors in a parking lot in a residential area.