The Local Switzerland

Manhunt launched after Geneva hotel holdup

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:26:16 +0200

Geneva cantonal police launched a hunt for a man suspected of holding up a luxury hotel overlooking Lake Geneva on Thursday, two days after another armed robbery in the city.

Vaud police seek armed post office robber

Thu, 07 May 2015 12:05:27 +0200

Police are seeking witnesses after a lone gunman robbed the post office at the Montreux train station in the canton of Vaud on Wednesday.

Safe foils armed robbers in Geneva supermarket

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:53:00 +0100

An investigation is continuing into a failed armed robbery at a Coop supermarket in the Geneva suburbs on Wednesday when two store employees were held hostage while two gunmen attempted without success to pry open a safe.

Woodworker kills three in Swiss shooting spree

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:28:00 +0100

A gunman opened fire on several people at a wood plant in Menznau in central Switzerland on Wednesday morning, leaving three people dead and seven others injured. The shooter, a 42-year-old company employee, was among the dead.

Two more 'Pink Panthers' face robbery charges

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:52:00 +0100

Two more alleged members of the "Pink Panthers" gang of international jewel thieves are to face trial in Switzerland for heists there, AFP reported on Tuesday, citing Swiss police sources.

Alleged 'Pink Panthers' jailed for watch heist

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:48:00 +0100

Two members of a band of robbers were sentenced by a Geneva court on Monday to four and five years in jail for holding up a Lucerne jewellery store in March 2012 when they made off with 78 watches worth close to 1.3 million francs.

Cops foil watch heist in downtown Lausanne

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:49:35 +0100

Lausanne police thwarted a brazen attempted armed robbery at a jewellery and watch shop in the centre of the Vaud capital on Thursday.