Estonia police record 79 crime reports, including 48 theft offences
Police logged 29 domestic violence reports and 56 phone and internet fraud tips.
Estonia’s police recorded 79 reports of crimes over the past day, including 48 theft-related offences with 45 thefts.
The same period also saw three traffic accidents with injuries, leaving three people hurt.
Domestic violence reports led the list again, with 29 cases reported. Police said a 36-year-old man threatened to kill his former partner in Anija municipality on 11 November, and officers detained him.
In North Tallinn, police detained a 48-year-old man with suspected alcohol intoxication after he allegedly assaulted his mother on 11 November. In Narva, officers were called after a 53-year-old man allegedly assaulted his mother, and police detained him.
Police also logged multiple fraud cases involving phone calls and the internet. Between 10 and 11 November, officers recorded 56 tips about phone and internet scams, with four cases causing financial damage of 43,936 euros.
In one case, fraudsters allegedly posed as a medical facility and the police, prompting a woman to hand over cash to an unknown person who came to her home multiple times. Initial damage was 13,400 euros. In another scam, fraudsters allegedly posed as the police and a bank, directing the woman to grant remote access to her computer and to hand over a payment card to an unknown person at her home. Later, police said she discovered transfers had been made to other bank accounts and cash had been withdrawn, with initial losses of 24,500 euros. Police also reported a third case where alleged malware concerns were raised during a call, after which transfers were found on the victim’s account, with initial damage of 4,207 euros.
Police asked the public for fraud tips, including screenshots and call recordings.
Separately, police in North Prefecture said one person was detained because there were grounds to suspect they may be in the country illegally.
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Estonian Police