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Serious crime in Luleå – one arrested

today at 08.50 Anna Sjögren

A serious burglary has occurred in Luleå, the police write on their website.

One person has been arrested and the police are working on the case.

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    A man has died after an accident on national highway 44 in Trollhättan during Tuesday evening.

    – One of the lorry drivers was killed, says Thomas Fuxborg, press spokesperson for police region West.

    A lorry, tanker and a taxi were involved in the accident. One of the trucks had crossed onto the wrong side of the road.

    The accident is being investigated as negligence in traffic with a fatal outcome.

  • Tried to catch the train – got hit

    At 07:16 there was an alarm that a person had been hit by a train at Ormsta station in Vallentuna municipality.

    According to the police, the person ran across the track to catch up with his train and was then hit by the train.

    The person received a good blow but should not be seriously injured.

  • Fire alarm in apartment building in Norrköping

    The police were alerted to a fire in an apartment building in Norrköping at 07.45 on Thursday.

    Two people are said to have inhaled smoke and been taken to hospital, Norrköping Tidningar reports. Even a dog must have inhaled smoke.

    The extent of the damage is unclear.

    The emergency services had managed to extinguish the fire shortly before 08:30. It must have originated in a gas heater.

  • Blocked off at Årsta party halls – suspected dangerous object

    At 02.39 the police were alerted to a suspected dangerous object at Årsta party halls in southern Stockholm.

    The area has been cordoned off by police forensics and the national bomb squad was called to the scene.

    The item has been rendered harmless by the bomb shelter.

    The area remains cordoned off while the police work at the scene.

  • Person hit by a car in Halmstad

    During the morning, a person was hit by a motorist in Halmstad, writes Hallandsposten.

    The alarm came in to SOS Alarm at 06.49.

    – What we have received is that it is a person who has been hit by a motorist on Laholmsvägen at the height of Linehed in Halmstad. According to the alarm call, it must have happened at a pedestrian crossing, says police spokesperson Thomas Fuxborg to the newspaper.

    The extent of the damage is unclear.

  • SMHI warns of snowfall

    A warning for heavy snowfall has been issued by SMHI in Västra Götaland and parts of Halland.

    Traffic disruptions may occur and there is a risk of delays and canceled departures in all types of traffic.

    The warning is valid until Friday morning. Locally, between 15-20 centimeters of snow can fall.

  • Georgia government withdraws ‘foreign agents’ bill

    The Georgian government is now withdrawing its controversial bill, Reuters reports.

    The bill meant that organizations and media with more than 20 percent foreign funding would be forced to register as “foreign agents.”

    The people of Georgia have met the proposal with concern and protest.

    A total of 66 people have been arrested and 50 policemen injured during the protests, according to the Georgian Ministry of the Interior, reports AFP.

    The ruling party of Georgia has argued that the law aims to create “transparency”. Both the EU and the UN have condemned it, saying the law is similar to the Russian one that came into force in 2012.

    You can read more about the bill here.

  • Person hit by bus

    A person has been hit by a bus in Gothenburg.

    The alarm came before seven o’clock.

    According to the police, a cyclist and a bus are involved in the accident.

    Emergency services, police and ambulance are on site.

    – We are there and assist the ambulance. The person was taken out from under the bus, says Mats Gränsmark at the rescue service to GP.

    The cyclist has been taken to hospital.

    – The cyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, says Thomas Fuxborg, press spokesperson for the police region West.

    The police are still on the scene to redirect traffic and they will also confiscate the bicycle and bus.

  • More cases of suspected human trafficking detected

    Over 500 cases of suspected human trafficking were identified by the Swedish Migration Agency last year.

    That is a doubling compared to the year before, reports TT.

    The increase is largely due to two cases involving a large number of people, according to the Swedish Migration Agency.

    One case concerns suspected labor exploitation, the other concerns applications for work permits where a risk of exploitation was suspected.

    It often concerns industries with high staff turnover.

    – The construction industry – construction and construction stand out in principle every year, but also the restaurant, cleaning and forestry industry, says Lisa Knutas, central coordinator against human trafficking.

  • Authorities sound the alarm: Contribution crimes are increasing

    Sweden’s six largest subsidy authorities reported 11,300 suspected subsidy crimes to the police and stopped incorrect payments of SEK 1.8 billion in 2022, reports South Sweden.

    There are 15 percent more suspected grant violations than the year before. Försäkringskassan detects the largest number of welfare violations. The number of police reports increased by 38 percent.

    Arbetsförmedlingen, CSN and the Pensions Authority also reported more and more.

  • Mitch McConnell hospitalized

    Republican Mitch McConnell, minority leader in the US Senate, is hospitalized after a fall at a hotel on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

    McConnell’s spokesman says he is now being treated in hospital, AP writes.

    The extent of the damage is unclear.

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  • Why does your reporter write that one of the convicted perpetrators in the “bathhouse assault” in Lund is a “Swedish rapper”?

    Don’t you understand that this provokes us readers, and further stokes xenophobia, as it indicates that you think certain groups must be protected?

    Call a spade a spade!

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    Nah, don’t really understand Knixen, what’s provocative about that?

    And what on earth does that have to do with xenophobia?

    “Rap” is a way of vocalizing to music rhythms. Here you can read more about it.

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    In the article “Erik, 49, was abused in front of his children – two men are sentenced” it is written that the sentence is a mockery, the victim had expected at least four to six years in prison. But nowhere is it mentioned what the verdict was. Two years? Six months? Nobody knows, because Aftonbladet’s so-called journalists can no longer write.

    Arvid

    Hi Arvid! Both men were sentenced to one year and nine months in prison each.

    Here is a link to the text.

  • Hi, why aren’t people born abroad who have committed crimes in Sweden deported?

    Food

    All Swedish citizens have a constitutionally protected right to stay in Sweden and therefore cannot be deported.

    Here you can read more about how it works.

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    Anita LB

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