Woman gets 2.5 years for stealing acquaintance's revolverA woman in the Suvorovsky District has been sentenced to 2.5 years for stealing a homemade revolver, while the weapon's owner received a 1-year sentence for illegal possession.
Volgograd Man Beats Elderly Mother to Death on January 2A 76-year-old woman in Volgograd was brutally beaten by her son on January 2 and died from her injuries three weeks later. Her 37-year-old son, a repeat offender, could not clearly explain his actions.
Drug dealer from Tula gets 6.5-year prison sentenceA woman in Tula region has been sentenced to 6.5 years in prison and fined 100,000 rubles (about $1,000) for attempted drug trafficking as part of an organized group.
Investigation into Khachaturyan sisters' murder case reopenedThe investigation against the Khachaturyan sisters has been resumed, with the young women facing lengthy prison terms for the 2018 killing of their father, who was posthumously convicted of abusing them last year.
Ryazan Hospital Chief Doctor Faces New Bribery AllegationInvestigators suspect Oleg Shalaev, the chief doctor of Ryazan Regional Clinical Hospital, received an additional 400,000 rubles (approximately $5,000 at current rates) in bribes.
Temerink Market in Rostov Temporarily ClosedBailiffs have suspended the operation of trade facilities at the Temerink market in Rostov. Governor Yuri Slusar called it a "hotbed of crime."
House arrest extended for contractor in clinic fraud caseThe Yaroslavl Regional Court has extended the house arrest of Anton Yevdokimov, general director of LLC 'Algorithm', until 26 February. He is implicated in a criminal fraud case concerning the construction of a medical facility.
Tula woman loses 3 million rubles to scammersEight people in Tula Region were swindled by fraudsters in the past 24 hours, with total damages surpassing 5 million rubles ($54,100). The biggest victim was a 55-year-old woman who transferred nearly 3 million rubles ($30,500) after being misled about pension recalculations.
Man in Izhevsk gets 8 years for attempting to sell mephedroneA 30-year-old man in Izhevsk has been sentenced to eight years in a strict regime colony for attempting to sell a large batch of drugs. Operatives found over a kilogram of illegal substances in his garage.
Orenburg businessman detained for ordering contract killingA businessman in Orenburg has been detained and sent to a pre-trial detention center, accused of organizing a contract killing to avoid paying a debt of 15 million rubles (about $160,000 at current rates). The alleged hitman informed the police, leading to the arrest.
