STAVANGER — 2004 · Murder
The NOKAS Robbery
On the morning of 5 April 2004, a heavily armed gang raided the NOKAS cash depot in Stavanger. The largest robbery in Norwegian history, it netted around 56 million kroner. During a gunfight outside Stavanger Cathedral, police officer Arne Sigve Klungland was killed, an extremely rare event in Norway. The robbery's organiser was arrested in Spain in 2005 and sentenced to 19 years in 2006. The man who shot the officer confessed in 2006. Many members of the gang were convicted, and part of the money was never recovered.
- Date
- 2004
- Place
- Rogaland, Norway, Stavanger, NO
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 58.9700, 5.7300 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 5 April 2004The NOKAS depot was robbed; a police officer was killed.
- 5 April 2005The organiser was arrested in Spain.
- March 2006The organiser was sentenced to 19 years.
- 27 September 2006The officer's killer confessed.
Sources
- Wikipedia — NOKAS robbery en.wikipedia.org ↗
- News in English — Court agrees to release NOKAS robber newsinenglish.no ↗
- Wikipedia
- News in English (Norway)
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.