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Russia's traffic police force reverts to historical name

Russia's traffic police force reverts to historical name

Russia’s Main Directorate for Traffic Safety (GIBDD) has been renamed back to the historical State Automobile Inspectorate (GAI), head of the traffic police force Mikhail Chernikov. “We’ve now become …

Skirmish takes place on board of plane in Sochi

Skirmish takes place on board of plane in Sochi

Passengers of an Ural Airlines airliner flying from Sochi to Moscow initiated a skirmish with the crew because the air conditioner was turned off when the plane was on tarmac

Moscow investigates video of Quran burning near lake

Moscow investigates video of Quran burning near lake

Moscow police have opened a criminal case over a video which was posted online, where a man burnt a copy of  the Quran. "Currently, a criminal case has been opened on the fact of the incident," the police said …

Clothes thief caught in Vladikavkaz

Clothes thief caught in Vladikavkaz

A suspect in a series of thefts from a chain store was caught in Vladikavkaz,  the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for North Ossetia informs. The administrator of the outlet turned to law enforcement officers, …

Man detained at Moscow Airport after bomb threat

Man detained at Moscow Airport after bomb threat

Russian police took a man into custody at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. He said he was carrying an explosive device, a law enforcement source said. "At the entrance to one of the terminals, a visitor said he had an explosive …

Phone thief caught in Cherkessk

Phone thief caught in Cherkessk

A cell phone thief was caught by police in Cherkessk, the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Karachay-Cherkessia informs. The crime was committed on January 5. A freshman of the city lyceum №5 applied to the department. She said that an …

Potential drug dealer detained in Kabardino-Balkaria

Potential drug dealer detained in Kabardino-Balkaria

A young man suspected of selling drugs was detained in the Chegem region, the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Kabardino-Balkaria informs. During the search operations in the village of Shalushka, a 27-year-old local resident was …

Yekaterinburg shooter detained in Russia

Yekaterinburg shooter detained in Russia

The former police officer who opened gunfire from the window of an apartment bloc in Yekaterinburg has been detained, a source in the local law enforcement agencies said on Sunday.