Polish police
Coverage of Polish police in the Nexus archive.
- Polish Police Arrest Suspect in Attack on Ukrainian Woman
Polish police in Gdynia arrested a 76-year-old man for allegedly attacking a 40-year-old Ukrainian woman with a wooden cane on July 30. The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was released, with police stating no evidence of national hatred was found.
- ‘Deliberate Provocation’: Ukrainian Writer’s Grave Vandalized in Poland
Unknown vandals stole a bronze relief from the grave of Ukrainian writer Lepkyi at Krakow’s Rakowicki Cemetery. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemned the act as a ‘deliberate provocation’ aimed at inflaming tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw, with Polish police investigating and noting recent metal thefts in the cemetery.
- Poland detains suspect in fatal shooting of Russian artist critical of Putin, Tusk says
Polish police detained a suspect in the daylight killing of Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky, known for his caricatures of Kremlin political figures. Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated the suspect was using a Georgian passport.
- Russian Dissident Artist Shot Dead in Eastern Poland
A Russian dissident artist was shot dead in Eastern Poland. Polish police arrested two Belarusian citizens following the shooting but have not yet pressed charges.