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On a Monday in September 2017, employees of the Stord traffic station suspected that something suspicious was happening during the theoretical test for a driver’s license.
Employees of the Public Highway Administration were so sure there were traps that they contacted the sheriff who lives in the same building.
Police officers took action and approached the suspect.
The man was searched at the scene. When the police unbuttoned his blue plaid shirt, their chins fell off.
Advanced equipment
On his chest, the man had an elastic belt where he had fastened a mobile phone in a small pocket inside his shirt.
A button was pasted over the camera of the cell phone, which appeared to be a completely normal shirt button.
In this way, the man could take pictures or film through the buttonhole.
In addition, it was equipped with a wireless earplug, which was connected to the phone. That way you could communicate with an assistant outside the room.
SEWED: The man who was caught was wearing this specially made shirt with a hidden phone sewn on. Photo: Police
When police checked the call log on the phone that was attached to the body, they saw that he had been engaged in a face-to-face conversation during the same period that he took the theory test.
All admitted
During questioning, the man admitted that he had cheated on the driving test using the telephone.
He told police that he had not passed the theory test before. After that, he contacted a person outside the Public Highway Administration premises in Stord, who said he could help pass the theory exam.
ACCESSORIES: Cheat shirts hang in a row. Photo: Police
The detainee explained in the interrogation that he agreed on a time and place with this man. They then took him to a place where the electronic equipment was installed.
Here he also wore the blue plaid shirt with a camera button.
Extensive traps
After questioning the man, the Stord police worked closely with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and other police districts. They then revealed what ultimately turned out to be a large number of traps.
The police investigation showed that the illegal activity had been going on for more than a year and in several different places in the country.
A now 58-year-old man from Oslo was captured and charged as the lead man in the case.
Police believe the 58-year-old man has helped a total of 19 people cheat on driving tests.
The man has always denied criminal responsibility for the charge and denies helping anyone cheat on driving tests.
But he has acknowledged that the technical equipment seized by the police is his, but that it is not illegal to possess it.
Denied by everything
The trial against the man recently took place in the Haugaland District Court.
Here he did not plead guilty after the indictment. The court believes that the defendant’s explanation of what he used the technical equipment for seems completely unreliable.
Police seized several wireless earplugs, which were used to communicate with an attendant outside of traffic stations. Photo: Police
The 58-year-old man was sentenced to 10 months in prison, in addition to the seizure of 104,500 crowns, various mobile phones and other equipment that he has used in connection with the criminal acts.
Fædrelandsvennen was the first to mention the verdict.
The 19 people, whom the man has been convicted of helping, have been fined NOK 8,500 each.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has established that there have been cheating in relation to the 19 cases and has canceled all theoretical tests.
Southwest Police are clear behind the verdict: – Road safety requires qualified drivers. Cheating on your driver’s license is not worth it.
