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- Oct 6
Police arrest driver after hit-and-run leaves 20-year-old woman in coma in Piastow
Officers in Masovian Voivodeship detained a 32-year-old driver and a female passenger less than 12 hours after a sports car struck a 20-year-old pedestrian on a marked crossing in Piastow.
- Oct 1
Polish health fund fines Piaseczno clinic after audit confirms queue jumping by local officials
An audit by the National Health Fund confirmed 59 instances of priority scheduling for local councillors in Piaseczno, resulting in a 24,620 PLN fine for the municipal clinic.
- Sep 5
Interpol issues Red Notice for Art-B co-founder Bogusław Bagsik over fraud case
Interpol has issued a Red Notice seeking the location and arrest of Bogusław Bagsik, the co-founder of the 1990s firm Art-B, who faces a non-final six-year prison sentence in Poland for fraud affecting 170 investors.
- Jul 5
Hundreds of dead fish found in Jeziorka river, Piaseczno warns residents to stay out of water
Hundreds of dead fish were discovered in the Jeziorka river in Piaseczno on Friday, prompting authorities to warn residents against entering the water. Initial tests point to oxygen depletion caused by the recent heatwave, not a sewage leak.
- Jul 3
Leszek Kraskowski leaves detention after prosecutor drops threat email charge, Sakiewicz pays bail
Investigative journalist Leszek Kraskowski left Warsaw's detention center on Friday after prosecutors admitted that forensic evidence no longer points to him as the sender of threatening emails to the Piaseczno police chief. TV Republika editor-in-chief Tomasz Sakiewicz posted the 25,000-złoty bail immediately.
- Jun 13
Detained Polish journalist Leszek Kraskowski allowed lawyer visit after days of blocked access, describes harsh jail conditions
Investigative journalist Leszek Kraskowski, held in pre-trial detention since 9 June, spoke with his lawyer for the first time on 12 June after several days of being denied contact. His attorney reports the journalist is covered in bedbug bites and held under maximum-security protocols.
- Jun 11
Polish investigative journalist Leszek Kraskowski detained for three months, opposition and media bodies cry foul
A Warsaw court ordered a three-month pre-trial detention for Leszek Kraskowski, an investigative journalist known for his reporting on the Polnord affair involving ruling coalition MP Roman Giertych. The prosecution cites death threats and illegal possession of a gas pistol, while critics call the arrest a politically motivated attempt to silence a government critic.
