Category: Crime

New Town bookshop displays "How to Pick Up a Woman 2.0" ("Jak sbalit zenu 2.0") next to Bill Cosby book

Books / Clickbait / Crime / Sex / Shopping / Television

12 April, 2020

Photo: New Town bookshop displays “How to Pick Up a Woman 2.0” next to Bill Cosby book

Coincidence, or another edgy example of dark Czech humour?

31-year-old man carrying knives and extendable baton arrested trying to enter Czech parliament’s lower chamber in Prague 1-Mala Strana (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Politics / Security / Social Media Posts

30 January, 2020

31-year-old man carrying knives and extendable baton arrested trying to enter Czech parliament’s lower chamber in Prague 1-Mala Strana (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Driver in Ceska Lipa, Liberec Region, hits 9-year-old Romany boy on zebra crossing then stops to allegedly racially abuse him and his mum; 19-year-old man has since turned himself in (Nova) [corrected] [Social Media Post]

Crime / Driving / Local News / Racism / Social Media Posts

21 January, 2020

Video: Driver in Ceska Lipa, Liberec Region, hits 9-year-old Romany boy on zebra crossing then stops to allegedly racially abuse him and his mum; 19-year-old man has since turned himself in (Nova) [corrected] [Social Media Post]

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Butcher’s shop on Biskupska street, Prague 1-Nove Mesto, used for production and distribution of methamphetamine after hours; 30-year-old man and 41-year-old woman charged (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Drugs / Food / Police / Shopping / Social Media Posts

17 January, 2020

Butcher’s shop on Biskupska street, Prague 1-Nove Mesto, used for production and distribution of methamphetamine after hours; 30-year-old man and 41-year-old woman charged (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Cops hunt man who robbed and raped 56-year-old tourist in park off Na Jetelce street, Prague 9-Vysocany, after offering to help her find her hotel (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts

6 January, 2020

Cops hunt man who robbed and raped 56-year-old tourist in park off Na Jetelce street, Prague 9-Vysocany, after offering to help her find her hotel (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Coal-mining firm OKD halts mining at all pits for safety reasons after hackers target its computer systems; OKD currently operates four mines in the Karvina area of Moravian-Silesian Region (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Business / Crime / Local News / Security / Social Media Posts / Technology

23 December, 2019

Coal-mining firm OKD halts mining at all pits for safety reasons after hackers target its computer systems; OKD currently operates four mines in the Karvina area of Moravian-Silesian Region (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Woman stabs 45-year-old man in chest in Mustek metro station vestibule at Vodickova street/Wenceslas Square intersection, Prague 1-Nove Mesto; suspect arrested; victim in induced coma; incident took place yesterday (Thursday) evening at around 6:30pm (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Prague Metro / Social Media Posts / Violence

20 December, 2019

Woman stabs 45-year-old man in chest in Mustek metro station vestibule at Vodickova street/Wenceslas Square intersection, Prague 1-Nove Mesto; suspect arrested; victim in induced coma; incident took place yesterday (Thursday) evening at around 6:30pm (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Unlikely Saviour: Computer virus-hit hospital in Benesov, Central Bohemia, able to pay staff only because two employees responsible for payroll were at Slavia football match in Germany, avoiding infection; otherwise, emergency regime continues (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Czechs Abroad / Fotbal / Health / Social Media Posts / Technology

17 December, 2019

Unlikely Saviour: Computer virus-hit hospital in Benesov, Central Bohemia, able to pay staff only because two employees responsible for payroll were at Slavia football match in Germany, avoiding infection; otherwise, emergency regime continues (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Masked gang steals goods worth millions of crowns from Dusak jewellery store and Allure watch store in Arkady Pankrac mall, Prague 4-Nusle; robbery took place in early hours of this morning (Monday) (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Shopping / Social Media Posts

16 December, 2019

Masked gang steals goods worth millions of crowns from Dusak jewellery store and Allure watch store in Arkady Pankrac mall, Prague 4-Nusle; robbery took place in early hours of this morning (Monday) (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Hospital in Benesov, Central Bohemia, severely disrupted by computer virus; scheduled operations cancelled; several patients transferred to other facilities; problems could take weeks to fix (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Health / Social Media Posts / Technology

11 December, 2019

Hospital in Benesov, Central Bohemia, severely disrupted by computer virus; scheduled operations cancelled; several patients transferred to other facilities; problems could take weeks to fix (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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