News about crime
Almaty's major crimes committed by non-residents: Yessimov
We have to know who lives in our city, who comes here and for what purpose: Almaty Akim Yessimov.
21 February 2013 11:58
Childhood TV addicts more likely to commit crime: study
Children who watch excessive amounts of television are more likely to have criminal convictions and show aggressive personality traits as adults.
19 February 2013 17:50
Bee Gees' Gibb says it could have been a life of crime
The sole surviving member of the Bee Gees on Thursday revealed he and his brothers could easily have turned to crime rather than music as he unveiled a statue in their honour in Australia.
14 February 2013 14:55
Ablyazov hiding in Switzerland: media
Former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov sentenced to 22 months in jail for contempt of court by the High Court is most probably in Switzerland.
13 February 2013 19:41
German prosecutors investigate into Aliyev's purchase of mining company
German authorities are investigating Rakhat Aliyev over his purchase of Metallwerke Bender Rheinland GmbH mining company.
12 February 2013 19:12
3 asphalt plants accused of stealing oil in south Kazakhstan
The plants taking part in construction of Western Europe-Western China road are involved in embezzlement of over 400 tons of crude oil.
12 February 2013 10:48
Nurses try to sell newborn for $6 thousand in Shymkent
Nurses of Shymkent perinatal center No.1 in south Kazakhstan are suspected of an attempt to sell a newborn.
06 February 2013 15:07
China police chief 'who owns hundreds of houses' sacked
A Chinese police chief has been sacked after reports he owned hundreds of houses and a false identity card, state media said Wednesday in the latest scandal to fuel public outrage over corruption.
06 February 2013 14:47
14-y.o. patient raped in Ekibastuz hospital
Criminal police officers apprehended a 26-y.o. unemployed citizen, previously unconvicted, who raped the 14-y.o. school gird in the pediatric department of Ekibastuz city hospital.
01 February 2013 21:28
Head of Winter Asian Games-2011 Directorate accused of embezzlement of $153 thousand
Almaty Financial Police Department has initiated a criminal case against Sultanbek Syzdykov for embezzlement of 23 million tenge.
23 January 2013 13:12
Illegal oil pipeline discovered at Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border
Diesel fuel oil was pumped through the pipeline that began in Kazakhstan and then run to the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
23 January 2013 12:50
US to see first electric chair execution since 2010
An American who murdered two fellow inmates to speed up his execution faces death on the electric chair Wednesday, the first execution of its kind since 2010, authorities.
18 January 2013 17:04
Maltese Prime-Minister requests proof of Aliyev's crimes
Prime Minister of Malta has called all witnesses of the crimes committed by Rakhat Aliyev to present proof of such to police investigators.
17 January 2013 18:26
Two killed, one injured in shooting at US college
A gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon in the parking lot of a Kentucky community college Tuesday, killing two people and injuring a third in what police said was likely a domestic incident.
16 January 2013 16:38
House of one of the few open transsexuals in Kazakhstan burnt during New Year holidays
Ramil Khassanov from Almaty oblast famous for being the first Kazakhstan transsexual to openly talk about his sexual preferences in Kazakhstan TV show lost his home and property.
09 January 2013 17:52
ISAF soldier killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
A soldier serving with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan was shot dead by a man in Afghan army uniform, the latest in a series of "insider" attacks.
08 January 2013 10:30
New York murders lowest in 50 years: mayor
The number of murders in New York this year fell to its lowest point in 50 years, mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday -- a bit of good news as the United States tries to combat rampant gun violence.
30 December 2012 13:30
Indian gang-rape victim dies in Singapore
An Indian student whose savage gang-rape on a bus in New Delhi sparked mass protests across the country died on Saturday in a Singapore hospital after suffering severe organ failure.
29 December 2012 11:54
Leila Khrapunova ready to cooperate with Geneva prosecutors
Former Almaty Mayor's wife said she was ready to cooperate with Geneva prosecutors who initiated an investigation against the Khrapunovs family in suspicion of money laundering.
28 December 2012 15:45
Two US firefighters shot dead in arson 'trap'
A convicted felon shot dead two firefighters and wounded two others Monday after luring them to a blaze that police said he had apparently set as a trap in a small town in New York state.
25 December 2012 14:13