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Drivers in Lithuania may soon face fines for smaller speed limit infractions than before.

The Lithuanian police officers’ union, the Officers‘ National Trade Union (NPPS) fear that reforms begun by Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis may be scrapped by his successor and is threatening to use all legal means to make sure the succeeding minister will continue the reforms started by Skvern...

Pirmadienį po pietų (Amerikos laiku) uždarytas Kapitolijus dėl galimos grėsmės saugumui, informavo JAV Kapitolijaus policija. Iš pradžių teigta, kad susišaudymo metu sužeista viena policijos pareigūnė, tačiau vėliau ši informacija paneigta. Jau žinoma, kad šaulys pašautas, jis nugabentas į ligoninę.

Vaikinai be emocijų – tai turbūt taikliausias apibūdinimas britiškam duetui pavadinimu „Hurts“, po kuriuo slepiasi 29-erių Theo Hutchcraftas ir 31-erių klavišininkas Adamas Andersonas. Tačiau išskirtinio interviu DELFI metu Adamas paneigė šį, dažniausiai vaizdo klipuose ir viešumoje formuojamą įvaiz...

A 19-year-old mother in south-west Lithuania almost killed her baby by throwing it in a well. A neighbour came in time to save the baby from drowning.

Kaunas police have helped their French counterparts crack an international network of truck thieves – the people are suspected of stealing the vehicles in France and bringing them to Lithuania.

Ten police officers from Vilnius and Marijampolė district Police Headquarters‘ mobile companies have travelled to Slovenia to help with the massive influx of refugees there.

Igoris Molotkovas, who sparked a massive manhunt operation in Vilnius last November after escaping police with a Kalashnikov rifle, received a custodial sentence on Monday. He will spend four years and four months in prison.

Police officers arrested a US military captain for driving a car while under the influence in Šiauliai. The US officer who is overseeing US military equipment at the protected Lithuanian army base in Mumaičiai was caught early Saturday morning with a 1.75 Blood Alcohol Level.

The Lithuanian police have seized 320 kilograms of hashish with a street value of up to €4 million after carrying out an operation in Klaipėda.

Lithuanians are believed to be among 10 people detained by Dutch police in connection with the suspected use of the virtual currency Bitcoin to launder around €20 million.

The police and tax authorities have raided illegal meat processing plants across Lithuania in one of the biggest operations in the last decade. In over 200 raids, police caught 17 companies operating illegally and impounded 11 tons of poultry illegally imported from Poland.

Igoris Molotkovas, who sparked a massive manhunt operation in Vilnius last November after escaping police with a Kalashnikov, gave evidence in his case on Tuesday.

Police authorities have published new police guidelines for tackling alcohol dependency in the force, ordering officers not to consume alcohol up to 10 hours before service, banning them from buying alcohol in uniform, and pushing them to report officers that are drunk at work.

Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius said the appointment of Chief of Vilnius district Police Headquarters, Kęstutis Lančinskas as the new head of the European Union advisory mission in Ukraine was an honour for the country.

241 people were killed in traffic accidents across Lithuania last year. While the number is big for deaths that could have been avoided, it represents fewer traffic casualties in the country than in any other year since 1990, the Road Traffic Police reports.

Cutting the number of police officers working an administrative duties will put more officers on the street next year, according to Police Commissioner General Linas Pernavas.

Officers of the Anti-Terrorist Operations Unit of the Lithuanian police, Aras, are supplementing their income by working for private security companies and safeguarding ships from pirates in the Indian Ocean. Elite police officers are forced to work abroad because the Lithuanian state does not pay t...

Police officers in Lithuania will no longer be issued automatic rifles, following two high-profile incidents last week. The Kalashnikov guns were handed out to police officers after terrorist attacks in Paris.

The Migration Board of Vilnius County Central Police Commissariat has refused to issue a passport with a letter w in the last name of a Lithuanian woman who married a Belgian and received a marriage certificate with the new last name.