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 court in the canton of Vaud has convicted an 81-year-old man for a four-year spate of vandalism which caused damage to the tune of 13,000 francs. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160915/81-year-old-in-vaud-convicted-of-vandalizing-neighbours-cars Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:36:37 +0200 81-year-old-in-vaud-convicted-of-vandalizing-neighbours-cars An unfortunate pig was the victim of vandals who caused extensive damage in Weggis, in the canton of Lucerne, on the night of Sunday to Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160720/vandals-break-into-barn-and-spray-paint-swiss-pig Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:51:01 +0200 vandals-break-into-barn-and-spray-paint-swiss-pig Geneva police came under fire for failing to do more to prevent a demonstration against government budget cuts at the weekend from leading to vandalism that left store-front windows smashed and buildings defaced with paint, including the city’s opera house. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151221/geneva-police-under-fire-after-downtown-vandalism Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:29:39 +0100 geneva-police-under-fire-after-downtown-vandalism A group of thieves used a tractor to burgle a watchmaking facility in Alle, in the canton of Jura, causing damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of francs, police have reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140912/thieves-smash-into-jura-factory-using-tractor Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:08:00 +0200 thieves-smash-into-jura-factory-using-tractor Two teenagers who caused 500,000 francs ($537,000) of damage to cars and construction vehicles told police on their arrest that they went on a vandalism spree because they were “bored”. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140905/bored-zurich-teens-go-on-vandalism-spree Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:28:00 +0200 bored-zurich-teens-go-on-vandalism-spree