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A metal installation shaped like a red heart with a white core and the „Ungheni” marking, standing on the paving of a square; two damaged areas are circled in blue — a detached element at the top and a chipped corner at the base.
LOCAL

The City Hall says the „Heart” in Ungheni's centre is broken again and again. The police: no vandalism cases recorded

Ungheni City Hall says the installation in Independence Square, put up in August 2023, is being vandalised repeatedly, and that the police have detained several perpetrators. How much the installation cost and how much the repairs have cost so far appears in no public source. The law, by contrast, is clear: the same act can be treated as an offence, carrying 900–1,800 lei, or as vandalism — a crime with no damage threshold, carrying a fine from 27,500 lei or up to one year in prison. When the perpetrator is a minor, the bill reaches the parents, and the fine money does not return to the town's budget.

Ion Calmis·22 July 2026· News
Illustration: a red-and-white life ring on a wooden post on a deserted bank of still water in evening light, a warning sign in the distance, with no people.
LOCAL

A 16-year-old from Ungheni district drowned in a forbidden spot, four days after the district ordered water patrols

The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations reports three drowning deaths in three days, two of them minors, all in unsupervised spots. The first case, on 26 June, is at Măcărești, in Ungheni district: a 16-year-old boy bathing with friends in a forbidden zone. The 2026 drowning toll has climbed to 31 people, 7 of them minors — up from 18 just ten days earlier. The tragedy came four days after the Ungheni Emergency Situations Commission ordered water patrols, but far from the municipality's two lifeguard-staffed beaches.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· News
A damaged street surveillance camera with a cracked casing, tilted on a pole next to a bus shelter in evening light. Symbolic image.
LOCAL

Two minors smashed a CCTV camera at a bus stop in Ungheni. The bill falls mostly on the parents, plus a fine of up to 900 lei

Ungheni City Hall made public a case from the evening of 9 May, at the bus stop on Bernardazzi Street 10 — two minors allegedly smashed a surveillance camera, were identified from the footage, and the file was sent to the police. Beyond the institution's message of accountability, the practical question is another: who pays for the damage? The law is clear — repairing public property damaged by a child falls, under civil law, on the parents regardless of age, while damaging property is, at this value, an offence carrying a 900–1,800 lei fine, not a crime. On top of that, a parent can be fined separately for failure to supervise.

Ion Calmis·26 June 2026· Explainer
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A moped parked at the edge of a country road, a helmet hanging from the handlebar, an empty village lane in the background in evening light
NATIONAL

Minors on motorcycles, a worry that has reached Petrești too. The fine targets the parent — up to 4,500 lei

A Petrești resident's post about children on motorcycles drew dozens of reactions and an old grievance: 'the police do nothing'. Behind the frustration, though, lie clear rules and rising numbers. Under 16, a child may not legally drive anything on a public road; and when they do climb onto two wheels, the Contravention Code hits the parent first — with fines of up to 4,500 lei. Nationally, the number of children injured in road crashes reached its highest level in years in 2025.

Ion Calmis·19 June 2026· ExplainerWHAT'S AT STAKE