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 While people in Switzerland have a reputation for being a law-abiding bunch, a new survey reveals a surprisingly high rate of petty theft in the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190130/revealed-the-surprising-extent-of-petty-theft-in-switzerland-crime-shoplifting Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:34:23 +0100 revealed-the-surprising-extent-of-petty-theft-in-switzerland-crime-shoplifting In 2016, a Swiss pensioner was stopped by a security guard at a Denner supermarket in the city of Aarau after buying items worth 120 francs. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180906/how-stealing-a-packet-of-grated-cheese-ended-up-costing-a-swiss-pensioner-thousands-of-francs Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:03:55 +0200 how-stealing-a-packet-of-grated-cheese-ended-up-costing-a-swiss-pensioner-thousands-of-francs Belgian public prosecutors have called for suspected members of a gang of thieves who disguised themselves as police and stole diamonds, gold bars and other gems worth over 50 million francs from a Helvetic Airways plane in Brussels in 2013 to be jailed for up to eight years. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180205/suspects-behind-daring-helvetic-diamond-heist-facing-eight-years-in-prison Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:47:21 +0100 suspects-behind-daring-helvetic-diamond-heist-facing-eight-years-in-prison The head of a fundraising company accused of stealing millions of dollars intended for major international charities including the Red Cross has been arrested in Switzerland, Zurich police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180202/swiss-arrest-suspected-charity-thief Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:42:44 +0100 swiss-arrest-suspected-charity-thief A delivery driver appeared in court on Wednesday accused of stealing around 50,000 francs worth of clothing from online shopping service Zalando. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170111/delivery-driver-stole-hundreds-of-items-from-swiss-online-shop Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:16:24 +0100 delivery-driver-stole-hundreds-of-items-from-swiss-online-shop A renowned violinist has been left devastated after his cherished violin, worth more than 1.5 million francs ($1.47m), was stolen on a train passing through Geneva last week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161212/prized-violin-worth-millions-stolen-on-swiss-train Mon, 12 Dec 2016 10:12:49 +0100 prized-violin-worth-millions-stolen-on-swiss-train Police have arrested three people for stealing parts from BMW cars worth 70,000 francs ($73,000). https://www.thelocal.ch/20160330/thieves-leave-the-cars-but-steal-their-parts Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:51:58 +0200 thieves-leave-the-cars-but-steal-their-parts Italian and Swiss police have recovered priceless archaeological artefacts stolen from Italy and stored by a notorious British antiquities dealer, the Italian culture ministry says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160322/looted-artefacts-restored-to-italy-from-swiss-storage Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:48:21 +0100 looted-artefacts-restored-to-italy-from-swiss-storage Swiss police said Saturday they have launched a manhunt for three men who robbed a high-end jewelry store in Zurich, making off with a stash worth more than one million francs ($1m). https://www.thelocal.ch/20160220/swiss-jewel-thieves-make-off-with-huge-booty Sat, 20 Feb 2016 19:20:46 +0100 swiss-jewel-thieves-make-off-with-huge-booty A 45-year-old man who crept into women’s homes and stole their underwear will spend more than two years behind bars. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151229/lucerne-underwear-fetishist-jailed-for-two-years Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:57:17 +0100 lucerne-underwear-fetishist-jailed-for-two-years Geneva art dealer Yves Bouvier was charged Monday by a Paris court with stealing paintings by Pablo Picasso, a charge he categorically denied. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150915/swiss-art-dealer-charged-with-picasso-theft Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:38:14 +0200 swiss-art-dealer-charged-with-picasso-theft Police have arrested three men who held up a watch and jewellery shop in Vevey and assaulted its staff before fleeing without stealing anything. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150820/vevey-jeweller-hurt-in-fruitless-hold-up Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:35:53 +0200 vevey-jeweller-hurt-in-fruitless-hold-up Crooks posing as Geneva police are stealing money from victims in tourist areas and near the city’s international organizations in a well organized scam, according to a security warning issued to staff by the United Nations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150603/fake-geneva-cops-rip-off-tourists-and-un-staff Wed, 03 Jun 2015 23:25:17 +0200 fake-geneva-cops-rip-off-tourists-and-un-staff Motor boat theft is a growing problem in Switzerland according to a new survey which puts the number of boats stolen this year to date as more than in the whole of last year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141017/survey-swiss-motor-boat-theft-on-the-rise Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:58:41 +0200 survey-swiss-motor-boat-theft-on-the-rise Police investigating the case of 103 sheep which disappeared from an alpine pasture near Saas-Almagell in the canton of Valais are treating it as theft. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140918/missing-rare-valais-sheep-feared-stolen Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:53:00 +0200 missing-rare-valais-sheep-feared-stolen A youth with an IQ of just 65 helped mastermind the theft of dozens of computers from schools in the canton of Vaud before reconfiguring them for sale at a Lausanne second-hand shop. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140728/low-iq-it-genius-oversaw-school-computer-theft Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:41:00 +0200 low-iq-it-genius-oversaw-school-computer-theft Two wealthy Swiss seniors, arrested for robbing from church collection boxes, told police that their crime spree was just for thrills, justice authorities in central Switzerland say. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140529/rich-swiss-couple-robbed-churches-for-thrills Thu, 29 May 2014 13:21:00 +0200 rich-swiss-couple-robbed-churches-for-thrills An investigation is continuing into the mysterious theft of 50 kilograms of gold bound for Zurich on a plane from Paris. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130924/fifty-kilos-of-gold-stolen-from-zurich-plane Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:17:00 +0200 fifty-kilos-of-gold-stolen-from-zurich-plane Swiss police have arrested a gang of fake officers who stole tens of thousands of dollars from tourists in the Lake Geneva area this summer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130817/fake-police-ring-nabbed-in-switzerland Sat, 17 Aug 2013 13:02:00 +0200 fake-police-ring-nabbed-in-switzerland 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 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