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Fake Police Officer Attempts to Collect Fine on R1 Expressway

Fake Police Officer Attempts to Collect Fine on R1 Expressway

Nitra, May 18 (TASR) – A fake police officer attempted to collect a fine for a supposed misdemeanour on the R1 expressway near Nitra on Thursday, TASR learnt from Nitra regional police directorate spokesperson Renata Cuhakova on the same day. Driving a VW Passat with flashing lights behind the front windscreen,

Slovak Police to Tighten Screw on Internet Criminals

Slovak Police to Tighten Screw on Internet Criminals

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) – The Slovak police have allocated more officers to the department combating cyber crime in order to facilitate the monitoring of the internet and actively enter illegal activities to tighten the screw on internet criminals, Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar has announced. Meanwhile, the cyber crime police

Police Search for Man Who Robbed Bank at Gunpoint in Bratislava

Police Search for Man Who Robbed Bank at Gunpoint in Bratislava

Bratislava, April 30 (TASR) – Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in the Aupark shopping mall in the Bratislava borough of Petrzalka on Saturday evening, TASR learnt from spokesperson for the Regional Police Corps Directorate Lucia Mihalikova on Sunday. The heist netted at least some €50,000

Kiska Swears in 18 New Judges for Indefinite Period

Kiska Swears in 18 New Judges for Indefinite Period

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska on Monday appointed 18 judges for an indefinite period based on a proposal of the Judicial Council, TASR learnt on the same day. “Your decisions will influence whether or not our society’s trust in the rule of law will improve,” said

Police Take Action over HBU's Non-imposition of Fine

Police Take Action over HBU's Non-imposition of Fine

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – The district prosecutor’s office in Ziar nad Hronom (Banska Bystrica region) instructed the police in early April to press criminal charges over the suspected misconduct in a public office in regard to the Central Mining Office’s (HBU) failure to impose a penalty on an

Nitra: Security Officers to Protect School Bus Drivers from Rowdy Students

Nitra: Security Officers to Protect School Bus Drivers from Rowdy Students

Nitra, April 7 (TASR) – School buses carrying children from Orechovy Dvor (Nitra region) will need to operate with the presence of security personnel aboard due to mounting physical attacks of students against the bus drivers, TASR learnt on Friday. The small town of Orechovy Dvor has housing for non-paying tenants,

Police Still Investigating Handlova Mine Tragedy of 2009

Police Still Investigating Handlova Mine Tragedy of 2009

Bratislava/Trencin, March 29 (TASR) – The police still haven’t finished investigating the circumstances surrounding the lethal explosion in the Handlova mine (Trencin region) in August 2009, which is regarded as the most deadly mining tragedy in Slovakia’s history, Trencin Regional Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Marian Sipavy has told