The Finnish police identified remote work and closed borders as part of efforts to curb the spread of the pandemic as the reason behind the drop in burglaries. 22.09.2021, Sputnik International
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The suspects have lengthy criminal records, including ties to the Cannonball biker gang.
The men were formally placed under arrest on Thursday at Eastern Uusimaa District Court, four days after they were taken into custody.
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Two men were remanded in custody on Thursday at the Eastern Uusimaa District Court on suspicion of murder.
Police suspect that the two men, born in 1992, shot a 27-year-old man to death in Järvenpää, just north of Helsinki about two weeks ago.
The victim was killed in an apartment building courtyard on Sauvakatu in Järvenpää s Pajala district around 2 pm on May 26.