Violations prevent police from efficient criminal investigationsGross violations committed by the police while surveying crime scenes prevent them from quickly investigating crimes, the Moscow Prosecutor General's Office reports on Friday.15:16 11.05.2012
Interior Ministry to monitor investigations of police crimes onlineThe Interior Ministry will soon create a database to monitor online criminal investigations and minor offenses committed by police officers. The minister ordered the system's development.15:54 25.04.2012
Moscow police officer caught taking $40k bribePolice task forces detained an Interior Ministry captain suspected of receiving a $40,170 bribe in Moscow at 8pm on Sunday.12:30 23.04.2012
Former St. Petersburg police head reacts to corruption allegationsFormer St. Petersburg police head Mikhail Sukhodolsky intends to sue former Interior Minister Anatoly Kulikov seeking to refute the statement about his "alleged inclination for corruption."10:33 02.04.2012
Tens of thousands complaints filed against law enforcement authoritiesLast year investigators received over 78,000 complaints about the conduct of law enforcement officers and launched more than 4,000 criminal cases.17:24 26.03.2012
Putin's family friend to be questioned by policeKsenia Sobchak, it-girl and longtime acquaintance of president-elect Vladimir Putin, has been called for questioning over an alleged attack on pro-Putin journalists.16:00 26.03.2012
Blogger fined for interfering with police operationA blogger, who hindered the police officers from detaining a drug dealer in Yekaterinburg, was fined 1,000 rubles ($34).10:24 23.03.2012
Interior Ministry to look into complaints on policeAny application or complaint on a law enforcement officer will become a ground for holding a check.10:00 20.03.2012
Organizer of illegal cashing scheme worth $2.4 billion detainedThe police have detained and arrested Artyom Sisakyan, who is accused of illegal banking activity and illegally cashing $2.38 billion.17:41 16.03.2012
Navigation program developer to sue hackers for $3mlnThe Moscow police detained a group of alleged hackers who distributed pirate copies of a program for navigation devices; a copyright holder plans to claim compensation of losses.12:40 14.03.2012
Police officer receives seven years in jail for bribesThe court has sentenced former district interior department head, Lt. Col. Alexander Burlakov to seven years in prison for accepting large-scale bribes.15:49 13.03.2012
Renowned opposition activist Navalny's case to be heard on March 15An administrative case of oppositionist Alexei Navalny, accused of violating procedure for holding the rally on Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow, will be heard on March 15.13:33 06.03.2012
Community councils to check detainees treatment conditionsCommunity councils at the local internal affairs agencies will be entitled to check the detainment conditions of the arrested and request any information from the police.12:26 01.03.2012
Website owner sentenced to 21 months in prison for extremismA resident of Khakassia was sentenced to 21 months in prison for distributing extremist and nationalist materials.10:47 28.02.2012
Police arrests interregional hackers groupThe police arrested an interregional hackers group which arranged DDOS-attacks and broke in social network accounts for money.13:40 24.02.2012
London police hunt for BTA Bank headLaw enforcement agencies are searching forformer BTA Bank head Mukhtar Ablyazov, 48, sentenced by the High Court of Justice to 22 months in jail for contempt of court.10:28 20.02.2012
ECHR awards Russian national 45k euro for torture by Ukrainian policeThe European Court of Human Rights has awarded 45,000 euro to Vyacheslav Savin, an ethnic Russian living in Kharkiv, Ukraine, who was tortured by police.16:20 17.02.2012
Columbians detained in Moscow airport on charge of $1.4 mln jewelry theftThe police detained in a Moscow airport on Tuesday members of an international gang who stole $1.4 million worth of jewelry at an exhibition.09:55 15.02.2012
Russians detained on charge of yacht stealing may leave Mexico for 30 daysMexican police has allowed Russian citizens Oleg Denisov and Vladimir Galkin detained on suspicion of stealing a yacht from the United States to leave Mexico for a 30-day term.10:08 24.01.2012
St. Petersburg police uncovers $12.7 mln fraud with bank loanInvestigators in St. Petersburg suspect two businessmen of fraudulently receiving a $12.7 million bank loan.15:09 20.01.2012