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Romanian Police Disbanded Network Of Currency, Credit Card Forgers

Romanian prosecutors made 29 searches Thursday morning in Craiova, southern Romania, Constanta, southeastern Romania, and capital city Bucharest to disband a criminal network specialized in forging currency and credit cards.

Armed Robbery At Jewelry & Pawn Store In S Romania

Four individuals, wearing hoods and carrying guns and swords, broke into a jewelry and pawn store Monday, in Calarasi, southern Romania, and managed to make off with eight kilograms of jewelry while holding an employee at gunpoint.

Romanian Health Min Wants Police To Verify Medical Leave Claims

Romanian Health Minister Ion Bazac said Friday he wants to introduce next year the “Italian system", to have police check whether people on medical leave are really ill, unless they are not mentioned in hospital records.

Ten Police Officers’ Representatives To Meet Romanian President On Sunday For Talks

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday invited ten representatives of the police officers for talks on Sunday at 12 local time, amid protests of the unionists in Bucharest.

Romanian Police, Customs Unionists Protest Over Unpaid Rents

Some 350 members of the Romanian Union of Police Officers and Customs Workers "Pro Lex" are protesting on Tuesday in front of the Ministry of Interior over the funds assigned to the sector and the unpaid rents for the upcoming months of nearly 12,000 officers.

Romania Proposes Porumboiu’s „Police, adjective” For 2010 Academy Awards

The feature film "Politist, adjectiv"/”Police, adjective” by Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu is Romania’s proposal for the 2010 Academy Awards in the best foreign language film section, officials of the National Center for Cinematography told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romanian Med Student Murder Suspect Turns Herself In

A 20 year-old med student, suspect in the murder of a 65 year-old man in Timisoara, western Romania, whose body was found hacked in the trunk of a car, turned herself in to authorities Sunday morning.

Romanian Police Terminated Nine Car Purchase Contacts, Cut Spending By Over 60%

The Romanian General Police Department (IGPR) decided to terminate nine contracts on the purchase of police cruisers, which translates into an over 60% cut in spending, IGPR head, quaestor Petre Toba, said Wednesday, adding none of these contracts were unfolded and no payments were made so far.

About 300 Ethnic Roma Assault Police Squad In Rome, Two Romanians Arrested

About 300 ethnic Romas living in a camp in Rome, Italy, assaulted five police officers during a check-up and two Romanians were arrested following the incident, Italian daily La Repubblica reported in its online edition Monday.

Romanian Govt Eyes Cancelling Controversial Police Car Purchase Contracts

The Romanian Government decided to take legal action in a bid to cancel the contracts concluded, last year, between the Romanian Police and the company Ager Leasing, for the purchase of police cruisers, Government sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Wanted Felon Shoots Cop To Avoid Arrest

One police office in Romanian town Nadlac (W Romania) was hospitalized after being shot in the stomach Monday night by a wanted felon who was hiding in an abandoned building.

Romanian Police Pulled Over Five Buses Carrying Voters To Bucharest

Romanian police and gendarmes on Sunday pulled over five buses transporting voters from Giurgiu, southern Romania, to capital city Bucharest, on suspicions that those people were brought to cast multiple votes, sources told MEDIAFAX.

Final Exams In Two Romanian Police Schools Suspended On Lack Of Funds – Sources

The final exams of police officer schools in Romanian cities Campina and Cluj-Napoca have been suspended, because of a lack of funds with which to employ the graduates, sources with the Interior Ministry said Monday.

Romanian Local Police To Have Duties Regarding Traffic On Public Roads

The Romanian local Police department will encompass the offices of the mayor’s special apparatus, with duties in building inspection, protection of public property, crime fighting, trade and individual registry, but will also have jurisdiction as regards traffic on public roads.

Romanian Police Detain Alleged Thieves Of Steaua Owner’s Car

The three people who allegedly stole the car of Romanian Steaua Bucharest owner Gigi Becali in January were detained by police Tuesday morning after several searches at homes in Mogosoaia, about 10 kilometers outside of Bucharest.

Moldovan Police Squads Attacked Pro TV Chisinau Staff

Constantin Rogodantev, camera operator for Moldovan TV station Pro TV, was assaulted Thursday night by police squads protecting the headquarters of Moldovan government, Pro TV Chisinau reported.

Moldovan Police Seized Bus Carrying Moldovan Students From W Romania

A bus transporting 20 Moldovan students from the western Romanian city of Oradea and heading for the Moldovan capital Chisinau was seized by police in Calarasi, about 50 kilometers away from the capital, according to students’ leader Anatol Cojocari.

Bucharest Police Chief Marian Tutilescu Replaced – Sources

The chief of the Bucharest Police, Marian Tutilescu, was replaced Thursday in the aftermath of the scandal at the Plaza Romania mall, according to official sources.

Romania Pres Calls For Partnership Btw Secret Service, Police To Crack Down On Crime

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday urged the country’s Intelligence Service, or SRI, at its 2008 activity report meeting, to team up with the country’s police force and provide investigators with thorough information, which is vital in the fight against local crimes.

Romanian Police Detain Group Of ATM Thieves

A criminal group specializing in theft from ATMs was caught Thursday night in the eastern Romanian county of Bacau, in an action coordinated by organized crime prosecutors with the help of the Romanian intelligence service SRI.

Police Says Dacia Car Parts Found In Man’s Home Are Worth Some EUR100,000

Police in the Romanian southern town of Mioveni, where Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia is based, established that the car parts found in the home of a man in a nearby locality are worth over EUR100,000, after they initially said they are worth EUR300,000.

Police Finds Car Parts Worth EUR300,000 In Man’s Home, Possibly Stolen From Carmaker Dacia

Police in the Romanian southern town of Mioveni, where Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia is based, found thousands of Dacia car parts worth EUR300,000 in the home of a man in a nearby locality.

Traffic Police In C Romania Organizes Amateur Car Racing Contest On National Police Day

The local traffic police department in the central Romanian city of Sibiu said Thursday it will organize an amateur car racing contest to celebrate the National Police Day, in a bid to discourage illegal car races on the city’s streets.

Three Detained For Fraudulent Driving License Release In C Romania

Three people, including an agent of the local driving license service, were detained in the case of fraudulent release of driving licenses and registrations of cars in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, General Anticorruption Department (DGA) spokesperson Sarmizia Fetcu said Thursday.

Romania, Czech Police Crack Human Trafficking Ring

Police have arrested nine Romanian and Ukrainian nationals suspected of forcing 40 Romanians, including minors, to work at a farm in Czech Republic, without payment, Romanian Police said in a statement Wednesday.

Nineteen Investigated For Fraudulent Driving License Release In C Romania

Nineteen people are being investigated over the fraudulent release of driving licenses and registrations of cars in Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, following extensive searches Wednesday morning, the General Anticorruption Department (DGA) said.

Romanian Insurers To Allow Amiable Car Crash Acknowledgment Come Jul 1

The amiable solution of traffic accidents resulting in light material damages alone will be applied starting with July 1, after the conclusion of a protocol between car insurance companies at the end of March, said the president of the Romanian insurance system regulator, Angela Toncescu.

Romanian Gov Coalition Discussed Decentralizing Measures In Education, Police, Healthcare, Culture, Sports

Romanian deputy prime minister Dan Nica said Monday leaders of the governing coalition discussed decentralization measures and set a calendar for sectors such as education, police, healthcare, agriculture, culture and sports.

Romanian Interior Min Calls For Increased Street Police Presence

Romanian Interior Minister Dan Nica on Sunday called for a firmer presence of police forces to ensure public safety.

Romanians Accused Of Rape In Italy Are From C Romanian Brasov – Police

The two Romanians charged with rape in Italy, Isztoika Loyos Alexandru, 20, and Karol Racz, 36, are from romania’s central county of Brasov, local police said.

Two Romanians Arrested By Italian Police On Charges Of Rape

Italian authorities arrested Tuesday evening two suspects of Romanian citizenship who raped a girl in the Caffarella Park in Rome, and one of them confessed to having committed the rape, Correre della Sera reported in its online edition.

Hungarian Police Offers Reward For Information On Third Murder Suspect

The Hungarian police offers a EUR3,500 reward to the person who offers information leading to the arrest of Sztojka Ivan, suspect in the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, Magyar media reported.

Autopsy Of Romanian Handball Player Killed In Hungary Performed Today

The autopsy of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, murdered in Hungary, will be performed today (Monday – e.n.), as this is necessary to enable his repatriation, Romania’s attaché for Interior Affairs in Budapest, Ioan Bentze, told MEDIAFAX.

Hungarian Police Find Another Suspect In Murder of Romanian Handball Player

The Hungarian Police arrested another suspect in the murder of Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, Romania’s attaché for interior affairs in Budapest, Ion Bentze, told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian MEP Rares Niculescu, Assaulted In A Club

Democrat liberal MEP Rares Niculescu, nominated for spokesperson of Romania’s Government, said he was assaulted by several people when he entered a club in Cluj Napoca, northwestern Romania, but gendarmes applied him a fine for having caused the scandal.

Local Police In Brasov Deny Having Seized Armed Robbery Suspect

Local police in Brasov, central Romania, haven’t detained any suspect in the armed robbery that occurred Thursday evening, local police spokesman Liviu Naghi told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romanian Prosecutors Launch Criminal Investigation Into Weapons Warehouse Break-In

Romanian military prosecutors started criminal investigations "in rem" regarding stolen weapons from a military warehouse in Ciorogarla, in Ilfov County, near capital Bucharest.

Police Check Thousands Of Cars After Weapons Warehouse Break-in

Romanian police are checking, since Wednesday evening, cars in Bucharest, surrounding Ilfov county and the Bucharest - Pitesti highway after a weapons storage facility in Ciorogarla, lfov, was broken into.

Romanian Police Find Nearly 60 Kg Of Heroin In Truck Coming From Turkey

Romanian vice police found nearly 60 kilograms of heroin in capital city Bucharest, hidden in a truck carrying construction materials from Turkey, legal sources said.

Romania Is Part Of New Heroin Distribution Network- Police Dept Head

Petre Toba, head of the Romanian General Police Department, said Tuesday that recent information indicates Romania was included in a new heroin distribution network operating from Afghanistan towards Western countries.