Crime

Interview with mother: child suffered abuse at home, she says she did not know

The news site Apollo.lv has published an interview with a woman named Una, whose daughter Anna suffered years of abuse at home as a child. A court found Anna's stepfather guilty of crimes against a minor.

Apollo.lv · 19 min ago

Crime

Liepāja police identify minor suspected of phone robbery and theft

The State Police in Liepāja have identified a minor suspected of snatching a mobile phone from a boy and of robbing an elderly woman of hers. Criminal proceedings for robbery and theft have been opened.

Valsts policija · 20 min ago

Crime

Fire service gets 32 calls in a day: factory fire in Riga, house fire in Jūrmala

Latvia's State Fire and Rescue Service received 32 calls between 2 and 3 November. A high-hazard fire at a Riga production building was fought for hours, and a residential house burned in Jūrmala.

VUGD · 20 min ago

Crime

Prison sentence final for ex-Daugavpils council chairman Eigims in bribery case

Latvia's Supreme Court Senate on 30 September left unchanged the verdict finding former Daugavpils city council chairman Rihards Eigims guilty of demanding a €10,000 bribe. He received a prison term of one and a half years.

KNAB · 20 min ago