The police station, along with offices of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the Public Employment Service, was burned in the attack on the night to Tuesday. Local police chief Kjell Evertsson was present at the scene. se, residents described feeling afraid and questioning what is happening to their community.
They also said police surveillance is needed every night. People were reluctant to give their names or be photographed. Criminal motorcycle gangs have established themselves in Svenljunga in recent years, though no one has directly accused them of the attack.
There are reports of high nighttime activity at the local Red Devils MC club, and the top leader was reportedly at the clubhouse. A source suggested the attack could be an initiation test. Ten years ago, leaders of the local Butchers MC were convicted for a similar attack on the same police station involving bombs, shooting, and vandalism.
Residents express fear and question what is happening to their small community.
se, Kjell Evertsson described the incident as an attack on the whole community and the justice system. A car was seen speeding away from the police garage, and remnants of a Molotov cocktail were reportedly found. Police in Svenljunga are now forced to move to the neighboring community of Tranemo.
In a separate incident, men attempted to gain entry to an elderly woman's home in Svenljunga on Saturday by claiming they would perform work, but were thwarted by home care staff. The men, aged 20-40, were arrested during an operation in Hylte on Saturday evening and later detained. This is an example of criminals posing as trusted organizations to gain access to homes and information.
In a broader crackdown on organized crime, police stopped a car from a clubhouse and found drugs, leading to a search warrant. Inside the clubhouse, a sawn-off shotgun, a pistol, and ammunition were discovered. A subsequent search at one of the arrested persons' homes found another pistol and drugs.
Residents say police surveillance is needed every night.
se, prosecutor Daniel Edsbagge described the drug quantities as not large, but emphasized the seriousness of the weapons offenses, noting it is worrying to find weapons in an environment of organized crime and drugs. One of those detained for drug offenses is a well-known artist from Gothenburg. During a special operation, checks were conducted on people and vehicles near a clubhouse, with 86 people or vehicles checked.
Two people were reported for minor drug offenses and one driver was taken for testing suspected of drug influence. Traffic police also conducted seven flying inspections and one car was de-registered. The operation targeted gang criminality as part of the fight against organized crime.
Internationally, the 'Operational taskforce Grimm' started in April 2025 and led to 193 arrests in various countries in the first six months, according to Europol. After one year, 280 people have been arrested. Participating countries include Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, and Spain.
Police chief Kjell Evertsson says this is an attack on the whole community and the justice system.
The aim is to tackle gang recruitment for serious violent crimes on digital platforms, known as 'violence-as-a-service'. In other incidents, police responded to a report of a possible violent incident at a private address in Sjøholt, Ålesund municipality. No persons were injured, but a vehicle had a window smashed.
According to police, there has been an ongoing conflict between several people, and the parties involved were ordered not to contact each other for 24 hours. At Storängen, police moved towards a parking lot outside a grocery store after a report of two men fighting. In connection with the fight, someone also smashed something on a car.
None of those involved were injured, and police are investigating what happened. In central Gothenburg near Avenyn, a police operation took place on Wednesday evening. Police were secretive about the operation and would not provide details, though they said there was no danger to the public.
Prosecutor Daniel Edsbagge says it is not large quantities of drugs.
Around seven police cars, several unmarked, were at the scene around 20:40, and police searched a car. The presence was scaled down around 21:30, but the incident was not concluded. In Oslo, police deployed large resources around Holmlia center after reports of possible gunshots on Tuesday night.
No evidence of gunshots, injuries, or anything confirming the incident was found. The incident occurred between Holmlia center and Holmlia school, with several vehicles seen. The case transitioned to an investigation phase around 01:30, with police working on multiple theories.
In Knivsta, a car and a truck collided on road 1039. Police, ambulance, and rescue services were dispatched. The collision was initially reported as a side-impact crash.
The serious part is the weapons offense; it is worrying with weapons finds in this environment of organized crime and drugs.
Both drivers were able to exit their vehicles on their own, but one later needed ambulance care for unknown injuries. Police will interview those involved to determine if any crime was committed. Separately, police were called to central Knivsta after the public found suspected blood in a stairwell.
It is unclear how the blood ended up there. Police urge anyone who saw or heard anything unusual to contact them. There is currently nothing to suggest any danger to the public.
Police concluded the operation without finding any injured person, and a report of aggravated assault has been filed to continue investigating if a crime was committed. In Uppsala County, police were alerted to several domestic violence incidents on Saturday afternoon. Two men were arrested in two separate cases, suspected of assault and child abuse crimes.
Both men were detained after contact with a prosecutor. No ambulance was needed to take any of the victims to hospital. No further details are being released out of consideration for those involved.
Other regional police responses included a police helicopter flying over Norrköping on Wednesday evening for crime prevention, not a specific incident. An assault alarm at Linköping University Hospital caused a police response on Tuesday afternoon, involving a person acting unruly, but no crime was suspected. A police operation occurred at Högbergsskolan in Tierp on Monday, with one person taken to hospital, but police stated there was no ongoing danger to the public.
Police investigated reports of bangs in Marielund, Norrköping, on Friday evening but found no serious crime. A police operation in Nyfors, Eskilstuna, was an investigative effort with no ongoing crime. Police and bomb technicians were at a cordoned-off house in Forsa on Tuesday morning, linked to previous events, with no danger to the public.
Police and ambulance responded to a suspected assault in Sävja, Uppsala, on Friday evening, but no ambulance transport was needed. Police responded to reports of bangs at a Stockholm hotel on Saturday afternoon, which turned out to be a demonstration using pyrotechnics, and no injured person was found. An unpermitted public gathering on Södermalm and the arena area was carried out without serious disturbances.
A man attacked a hotel in Bjerkvik with an axe, but no persons were injured.