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 A company in the south-eastern canton of Graubünden on Wednesday unveiled a net gun designed to bring down small drones. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180208/swiss-firm-develops-anti-drone-net-gun-weapon-droptec Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:48:16 +0100 swiss-firm-develops-anti-drone-net-gun-weapon-droptec A convicted attempted murderer is claiming 22,250 francs in damages for being held in a cell at the Champ-Dollon prison in Geneva that was judged too small. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170301/man-convicted-of-attempted-murder-claims-compensation-over-prison-conditions Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:53:51 +0100 man-convicted-of-attempted-murder-claims-compensation-over-prison-conditions A 25-year-old driver who was caught speeding without a driving licence was convicted of multiple traffic offences by a Swiss court on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160804/prison-for-swiss-speeder-who-drove-over-policemans-foot Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:17:50 +0200 prison-for-swiss-speeder-who-drove-over-policemans-foot Police in the canton of Aargau have asked for the public’s help in catching two prisoners who escaped from a jail in Baden early on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160719/police-launch-manhunt-to-catch-escaped-inmates Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:59:27 +0200 police-launch-manhunt-to-catch-escaped-inmates Police in Zurich are offering a 10,000 franc reward for information on the murder of a 42-year-old man in Seefeld last week or the apprehension of a suspect in the case, a prisoner on the run. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160707/10000-franc-reward-to-catch-suspect-on-the-run Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:12:45 +0200 10000-franc-reward-to-catch-suspect-on-the-run Police in Zurich are hunting a man on the run from prison who they suspect of participating in a murder on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160704/prisoner-on-the-run-suspected-of-zurich-murder Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:56:45 +0200 prisoner-on-the-run-suspected-of-zurich-murder A prisoner convicted of heroin trafficking could see his sentence reduced after the Swiss federal supreme court upheld his complaint about cramped conditions in the Champ-Dollon prison near Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160406/court-sides-with-drug-trafficker-over-prison-conditions Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:16:10 +0200 court-sides-with-drug-trafficker-over-prison-conditions Italian police on Friday arrested a Syrian fugitive wanted under an international arrest warrant after his prison guard lover in Switzerland helped him break out of jail. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160326/italian-police-nab-syrian-prison-escapee-and-guard Sat, 26 Mar 2016 09:57:15 +0100 italian-police-nab-syrian-prison-escapee-and-guard Video of missing inmate and guard may yield clues to their whereabouts https://www.thelocal.ch/20160322/video-may-help-trap-syrian-jail-breaker-and-guard Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:35:32 +0100 video-may-help-trap-syrian-jail-breaker-and-guard The parents of a 27-year-old woman accused of killing her two children earlier this year are raising questions about how she was able to commit suicide while detained in a Zurich prison last Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150812/family-questions-suicide-of-woman-child-murderer Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:32:30 +0200 family-questions-suicide-of-woman-child-murderer A former prison warden in the canton of Zurich who furnished inmates with pot and cocaine to support her own habit was convicted by a district court on Monday for abuse of authority and for violating federal drug laws. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150601/prison-warden-convicted-for-selling-drugs-to-inmates Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:13:34 +0200 prison-warden-convicted-for-selling-drugs-to-inmates An inmate serving six years in a prison in the canton of Fribourg is suspected of masterminding the trafficking of cocaine in Geneva from his cell. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140716/prisoner-accused-of-trafficking-from-cell Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:16:00 +0200 prisoner-accused-of-trafficking-from-cell The director of a prison in the canton of Bern has been relieved of his duties following embarrassing revelations in the press about his involvement with prostitutes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140204/prison-director-fired-after-affairs-with-prostitutes Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:32:21 +0100 prison-director-fired-after-affairs-with-prostitutes Swiss prisons are bursting at the seams due to a record number of convicts, figures released on Monday show - but the number of juveniles held has fallen by a quarter. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140127/swiss-prisons-bursting-at-seams-convict-numbers-soar Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:15:00 +0100 swiss-prisons-bursting-at-seams-convict-numbers-soar A search operation is underway for two inmates who broke out of prison in Orbe in the canton of Vaud on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130726/two-inmates-on-the-run-after-escaping-vaud-prison Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:03:00 +0200 two-inmates-on-the-run-after-escaping-vaud-prison Police have captured two of the five prisoners who made a dramatic escape this week from a jail near Lausanne using weapons and tools passed to them from accomplices on the outside. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130515/vaud-police-capture-two-of-five-prison-escapees Wed, 15 May 2013 23:55:00 +0200 vaud-police-capture-two-of-five-prison-escapees Five prisoners made a dramatic escape from a jail near Lausanne on Tuesday, using weapons passed to them from accomplices on the outside to threaten guards and other inmates before scaling the prison wall and disappearing, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130514/five-inmates-escape-from-jail-near-lausanne Tue, 14 May 2013 21:53:00 +0200 five-inmates-escape-from-jail-near-lausanne A Swiss prisoner jailed for violent crime in 2009 died on Wednesday after launching a hunger strike more than ten weeks ago to try to win his freedom, security authorities in the canton of Zug said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130417/violent-crime-prisoner-dies-from-hunger-strike Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:09:00 +0200 violent-crime-prisoner-dies-from-hunger-strike Both guards and inmates are venting their anger over conditions at Geneva’s overcrowded Champ-Dollon prison. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130408/guards-and-inmates-decry-geneva-jail-conditions Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:18:00 +0200 guards-and-inmates-decry-geneva-jail-conditions A prison inmate in the canton of Vaud was fined for selling illegal drugs to other prisoners, a report says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130404/inmate-caught-dealing-pot-in-vaud-prison Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:16:00 +0200 inmate-caught-dealing-pot-in-vaud-prison