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A policeman was sent to the disappearance of some property from a hotel.
When he arrived, he found that the hotel staff had caught a boy in one of the rooms with a
camera and some cash. When the policeman tried to the boy, he became violent
and the policeman had to him. At the police station the boy could not give a
satisfactory explanation for his actions and the police decided to him with the
of the camera and cash. They took his , locked him in a
, and him overnight. The next morning, he appeared in
before the . He took an and not guilty. Two
, the owner of the property and a member of the hotel staff, gave .
After both sides of the case had been heard the boy was guilty. He had to pay a
of 50€ and he was given a of three months in prison suspended for
two years.
- What a beautiful town is Liepaja!
- Yes, it's very interesting and with a lot of sights. Would you like to go to the St. Trinity church?
- Of course. I wonder what it is famous for?
- Well, there is located the largest mechanical organ in the world. In addition, if you go upstairs you can see panorama of Liepaja.
- I heard of a very famous house here. I think it was Czars Peter I house, where he stopped, while he was on a journeys.
- Yeah, you're right. It's is very old and thats why it is closed so you can see it only from outside but anyway it is a heritage.
- What do you personally like in your town?
- Well, since my childhood I love to spend my free time in the park near to the Swan pond with alcove in the middle of the pond.
- Cool, I want to see it. It seems the nature there is wonderful.
- Then let's go.
Olympic winter games - the largest international competitions in winter sports, held every 4 years under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. The winter Olympics began in 1924 as a Supplement to the summer Games. Some winter sports were included in the Summer Olympics before in 1908 and 1920. From 1924 to 1992 the winter Olympics were held in the same years as the summer.