https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Aargau police accused foreign nationals travelling through Switzerland of committing crimes, a report shows. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210419/swiss-police-under-fire-for-systematically-targeting-foreigners-in-canton-of-aargau Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:33:35 +0200 swiss-police-under-fire-for-systematically-targeting-foreigners-in-canton-of-aargau In defiance of the federal government’s order for some Swiss cantons to tighten their coronavirus rules, Aargau said it has no plans to do so. This might lead to some serious repercussions for the rest of the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201208/why-one-rebellious-canton-could-see-new-shutdown-imposed-across-whole-of-switzerland Tue, 08 Dec 2020 13:08:50 +0100 why-one-rebellious-canton-could-see-new-shutdown-imposed-across-whole-of-switzerland The Swiss government has given the green light to two cantons to resume online voting in time for the next set of referendums in September. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170629/two-swiss-cantons-get-the-go-ahead-for-online-voting Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:07:23 +0200 two-swiss-cantons-get-the-go-ahead-for-online-voting The 100,000 francs reward offered for information leading to the apprehension of the Rupperswil quadruple murderer will now go to the investigators who solved the case. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160519/reward-money-for-swiss-murders-goes-to-investigators Thu, 19 May 2016 11:12:20 +0200 reward-money-for-swiss-murders-goes-to-investigators A man arrested for murdering four people in December and sexually abusing his youngest victim was caught before he could commit any further crimes, police in the canton of Aargau have said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160517/beast-of-rupperswil-was-local-football-coach Tue, 17 May 2016 14:30:12 +0200 beast-of-rupperswil-was-local-football-coach Police have arrested a 33-year-old man over the brutal murder of four people that shocked the community of Rupperswil last December. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160513/man-arrested-over-aargau-quadruple-murder Fri, 13 May 2016 17:30:46 +0200 man-arrested-over-aargau-quadruple-murder A former player for Switzerland’s under-20 football team was caught stealing a gold ingot worth 9,000 francs ($8,950) from a precious metals shop in the canton of Aargau, according to media reports on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160113/former-u20-football-star-caught-stealing-gold Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:51:18 +0100 former-u20-football-star-caught-stealing-gold Police investigating the suspected murder of four people in the canton of Aargau one week ago have involved international forces in the search for leads. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151228/murder-investigators-seek-help-from-interpol Mon, 28 Dec 2015 14:42:43 +0100 murder-investigators-seek-help-from-interpol Plans by the canton of Aargau to start putting asylum seekers up in army tents from next week amid a shortage of suitable accommodation have met with mixed reactions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150723/aargau-sparks-debate-with-tents-for-asylum-seekers Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:45:02 +0200 aargau-sparks-debate-with-tents-for-asylum-seekers A Moroccan asylum seeker who used a log to beat a 63-year-old Swiss wine merchant to death has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a court in the canton of Aargau. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150626/refugee-jailed-for-killing-wine-merchant-with-log Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:30:52 +0200 refugee-jailed-for-killing-wine-merchant-with-log The 36-year-old-Swiss man who killed three in-laws and a neighbour near Zurich earlier this month was on a list of around 2,000 people in Switzerland considered by police to be potentially violent, a newspaper report on Sunday said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150518/swiss-police-track-2000-potentially-violent-people Mon, 18 May 2015 10:36:32 +0200 swiss-police-track-2000-potentially-violent-people A 26-year-old woman died after being stabbed during an argument with a man in the streets of Fislisbach near Baden in the canton of Aargau, police reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140926/woman-stabbed-to-death-in-aargau-village-drama Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:00:00 +0200 woman-stabbed-to-death-in-aargau-village-drama Swiss Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga says there is no legal basis for a ban on asylum seekers using public swimming pools. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130809/asylum-seekers-rights-not-negotiable-sommaruga Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:55:00 +0200 asylum-seekers-rights-not-negotiable-sommaruga Switzerland’s top migration official has defended rules preventing residents of the new federal asylum centre in Bremgarten from moving freely around the town. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130807/migration-boss-defends-public-pool-ban-on-asylum-seekers Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:14:00 +0200 migration-boss-defends-public-pool-ban-on-asylum-seekers The first federal centre for asylum seekers has opened in Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau and is already causing controversy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130806/asylum-seekers-face-public-pool-ban Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:22:00 +0200 asylum-seekers-face-public-pool-ban A four-year-old boy died in the canton of Aargau on Thursday after falling out of a Landrover sport utility vehicle (SUV) and being crushed by a car following behind. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130705/child-crushed-to-death-after-falling-out-of-car Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:26:00 +0200 child-crushed-to-death-after-falling-out-of-car A 67-year-old grandfather who sent pornographic letters anonymously to more than 160 women was fined 4,000 francs ($4,200) this week by the Baden district court in the canton of Aargau. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130704/grandad-fined-for-porn-letters-sent-to-160-women Thu, 04 Jul 2013 12:24:00 +0200 grandad-fined-for-porn-letters-sent-to-160-women The Chinese partner of Hero Group, a major Swiss baby formula manufacturer, has been accused of adulterating Hero's production and a senior official has been detained, China's state media said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130328/chinese-firm-charged-for-tainting-swiss-baby-formula Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:10:00 +0100 chinese-firm-charged-for-tainting-swiss-baby-formula Thieves ripped into an automated teller machine (ATM) with a circular power saw and made off with more than 100,000 francs ($106,000) from a petrol station in the canton of Aargau early on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130319/thieves-saw-open-atm-to-steal-100000-francs Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:43:00 +0100 thieves-saw-open-atm-to-steal-100000-francs The parents of brutally murdered 16-year-old au pair, Sophie Trezzini, expressed relief on Thursday over a sentence of mandatory life imprisonment handed the killer by Aargau’s supreme court. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121019/lucies-murderer-untreatable-court-rules Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:01:00 +0200 lucies-murderer-untreatable-court-rules