Polish court acquits all 17 defendants in Iwona Cygan murder case

A regional court in Rzeszów delivered a non‑final verdict acquitting all 17 people charged in the 1998 murder of 17‑year‑old Iwona Cygan from Szczucin. The judges said the evidence did not meet the legal threshold for conviction, and no material proof directly linked the accused to the crime.

Police in Koszalin seized more than one kilogram of various narcotics during an operation that led to the temporary three‑month detention of a 32‑year‑old resident. The drug bust was described as a result of extensive criminal‑environment analysis.

Authorities in Cieszyn warned of a rising cash‑on‑delivery fraud where victims are tricked into paying couriers for unsolicited packages; losses of several hundred złoty have been reported. Similar “policeman” scams targeting seniors were uncovered in the Łódź region, resulting in the arrest of a 23‑year‑old suspect and a temporary detention of another individual, with potential sentences of up to 12 years.

Mikołaj W., a 30‑year‑old from Suwałki, was apprehended at the Polish‑German border after a warrant was issued for his involvement in a fatal traffic accident that killed a pedestrian in Suwałki. He faces charges under articles 177 §2 and 178 §1a of the Polish Penal Code.

The Centralne Biuro Śledcze Policji (CBŚP) announced a large recruitment drive, seeking to fill 241 vacancies across its Warsaw headquarters and 16 regional units, emphasizing the need for experienced detectives and specialists in drug, economic and organized‑crime investigations.