Poland
Poland · Violent Crime

Man arrested in Opole for threatening to set state building on fire

Police seized a bottle of petrol and found him over 1.5 promille drunk.

Poland · Court & Sentencing

Poland police detain four teens over arson of abandoned building

The group faces charges over allegedly setting an empty property on fire.

Poland · Violent Crime

Częstochowa police officers rescue 70-year-old pulled from water tank

Two officers jumped in, revived the man and he was taken to hospital.

Poland · Violent Crime

Nowogard police stop heavy bleeding to save 34-year-old

Officers found the injured man quickly after he failed to give an address.

Poland · Court & Sentencing

21-year-old driver accused after crash near Biskupiec sidewalk

Police say he hit the pavement at high speed, nearly striking a child and falling from a viaduct.

Poland · Drugs

Police arrest 7 in Poznan over illegal e-cigarette trade

More than 38,000 vaping products seized, with alleged cash flows topping 27 million zł.

Poland · Police Operations

Gdańsk police arrest 3 over theft of natural hair worth over a million zł

A court ordered temporary detention as investigators recovered part of the stolen bundles.

Poland · Violent Crime

Three men arrested after brutal beating of 23-year-old in Poland

The suspects, aged 17, 20 and 26, face up to 8 years in prison.

Poland · Police Operations

Szczecin police dog tracks drunk driver who fled after collision

The 30-year-old had 0.66 mg/l alcohol in breath, police said.

Poland · Violent Crime

Police arrest man after 13-year-old attacked with telescopic baton in Poland

He had over 2 promiles of alcohol, and a court ordered temporary detention.

Poland · Police Operations

Poland police arrest 3 over illegal gambling with 13 machines

Police seize 13 gambling devices, cash and phones, and link a suspect to pseudurrow fans.

Poland · Police Operations

Police arrest 39-year-old wanted man in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesia

The suspect was sought by a European arrest warrant after a sentence of 9 years and 8 months.

Poland · Drugs

Police seize 7.5 kg of drugs in 13 parcel-locker shipments in Poland

A 23-year-old man was charged with introducing large quantities into trade.

Poland · Police Operations

Poland detains double citizen suspected of spying in Łódź

Authorities say phones, official stamps, gold and large sums of cash were seized.

Poland · Police Operations

Polish police launch national education campaign on school threats

The “Życie to nie gra. Masz je tylko jedno” drive targets online threats and peer violence.

Poland · Police Operations

Poland Police chief issues guidance to officers after recent events

Commandant General of Police urges policewomen and police officers to follow instructions.

Poland · Fraud

9 arrested in Poland money-laundering probe linked to investment fraud

Joint CBZC, Border Guard and ABW operation is overseen by prosecutors in Łódź.

Poland · Fraud

25-year-old fraudster arrested in Wrocław after 53,000 zł payout

Police in Lublin caught him on the spot and returned the 89-year-old’s savings.

Poland · Police Operations

Wrocław and Legnica police arrest seven in multiprong crime crackdown

The operation targeted a group accused of drug dealing, stolen-luxury cars and fencing.

Poland · Violent Crime

Police arrest 5 suspected of armed robbery in Poznan region

Suspects used fake police identities, and police seized weapons and over 190,000 złotys.