Crime

Internet sleuths track down mystery WWII woman from 70-year-old photo

The photo from the archive of the Institute of National Remembrance shows a young woman wearing the steel-blue military uniform designed for the air forces, a side cap with the Polish Eagle and leather gloves. Her brown hair is tied up neatly. Institute of National Remembrance

The Institute of National Remembrance published the photo on its Facebook page on 14 March in the hope of finding out who the woman was, what happened to her after the war and whether she is still alive – or whether her children or grandchildren are. 

Poland third safest country in EU - Eurostat

Poland is the third safest country in the EU, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, with only 4.4 percent of Poles reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their local areas in 2019.

Two Polish job-seekers in Mexico with body parts cut out, one dies

One Pole has died and another is recovering in hospital after having had body organs removed in Mexico, a Polish web portal reported on Thursday.

Auschwitz survivors accuse Germany of negligence in pursuing Nazi war criminals

The International Auschwitz Committee, which was formed in 1952, said that the German judiciary had failed to deal with former death camp staff for decades.

Polish and British cops bust organised crime ring

Polish police have detained a man suspected of leading an organised crime group in Great Britain, the Police Central Investigative Bureau (CBSP) announced on Tuesday.

Cold case cracked? Arrest finally made in notorious 1994 Easter murder

Advances in technology have enabled police to arrest a suspect in the 1994 murder of Zyta Michalska.

Skeletal remains of men, women and children murdered by Gestapo finally laid to rest

The 75 victims buried today, which include three infants, were discovered during archaeological work carried out earlier this year by a special section of Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance.

Perpetrators of martial law crimes should be punished - minister

The Polish justice minister has called for the punishment of military officers, and prosecutors and judges, responsible for crimes committed during martial law in Poland.

Polish embassy protests Russian attempts to deny Stalinist crimes

The Polish embassy in Moscow has issued a statement condemning attempts "to falsify the NKVD's responsibility for the Katyn Massacre" at a conference on Polish-Russian relations held near Moscow in November.

Polish archbishop accused of sexual abuse - apostolic nunciature

Archbishop Henryk Gulbinowicz has been forbidden from celebrating Holy Mass, taking part in public meetings and using the bishop's insignia as the result of accusations of sexual harassment, the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland announced on Friday.

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