A Czech court has issued a not-yet-final verdict against a Ukrainian citizen who, as a teenager, took part in a large-scale phone fraud scheme involving fake bank employees. The young man, known as Blinda, was sentenced to seven years in pr
In July, during a search at Prague City Hall, police found a device blocking audio recording — a kind of signal jammer — in the office of one of the suspected officials. Czech media report this citing their sources. The discovery became par
The Appellate Court in Prague has upheld the sentence handed down to a Serbian national surnamed Domdžoni — 14 years in prison for attempted premeditated murder. The incident took place in March last year at a bar in Prague, where the man,
Police in Plzeň are searching for witnesses to an attack on a teenager aboard a public bus. The incident actually took place on the evening of April 17, between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., on route No. 30 near the Bolevecké rybníky stop heading tow
Police in the Czech city of Opava have uncovered a long-running fraud scheme: two adult brothers, with help from their parents and so-called "caregivers," spent almost 19 years pretending to suffer from severe mental illness in order to col
A serious incident took place on the premises of a company in the Křimice district of Plzeň, where the battery of an e-bike caught fire and then exploded inside a cyclist's backpack while he was riding. The man suffered burns to around 20%
The General Inspectorate of Security Forces (GIBS) has charged a police officer who fatally shot 47-year-old Otakar Šmidt during a special operation in Prague. According to the inspectorate, the man was unarmed and clearly disoriented at th
A district court in Jihlava has ordered the pretrial detention of a homeless woman who spent months terrorizing a local hospital — attacking staff and patients, vandalizing restrooms, and repeatedly violating a ban on entering the area. The
Prague police have detained a 21-year-old taxi driver who stole a suitcase from his passengers containing $3.5 million in cash, along with a laptop and clothing. The incident took place in the early morning hours as a married couple were on
A Prague district court has ordered the pre-trial detention of deacon Antonín Juriga, whom police accuse of numerous rapes, abuse and extortion. According to investigators, the accused acted against the will of his victims in 15–20 cases, f
The Prague Municipal Court last week dropped criminal proceedings in a pimping case connected to the sex-classifieds website Sex.cz. According to the court's ruling, what matters for classifying the offence is not whose money was used to pa
In Pilsen, a man attacked an 85-year-old pensioner who was walking with a walking frame in a car park on Kotíkovská Street and stole his wallet. The incident took place last Thursday at around 7 p.m., according to police spokeswoman Michael