The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Five crimes that expats are bound to commit in Germany Germans famously love to follow ‘ze rules.’ Expats new to Germany and not yet versed in the intricacies of the law might inadvertently land themselves in trouble with the authorities or — at the very least — with onlookers witnessing the cultural crime. But thanks to Germany’s correcting culture, expats swiftly learn the law of this land, as friends deliver lectures in proper conduct and strangers transform into schoolmasters. https://www.thelocal.de/20180730/crimes-that-expats Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:27:26 +0200 crimes-that-expats Police watched as brothel visitors drugged, robbed Police watched for nearly a year while customers at a German brothel were regularly drugged so their bank accounts could be raided, and photographed naked with prostitutes so they could be blackmailed. https://www.thelocal.de/20120713/43745 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:52:00 +0200 43745 German loses appeal to serve time back home A German diplomat's son who has spent 22 years in a US prison after being convicted of murder has been denied the right to be moved to a German prison. He still protests his innocence. https://www.thelocal.de/20120713/43729 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:02:00 +0200 43729 Former prostitute murdered 'saviour' hubby A German prostitute and drug addict whose marriage to a customer enabled her to kick her habit and become a doctor was jailed for 15 years on Tuesday – for murdering her husband. https://www.thelocal.de/20120710/43679 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:54:00 +0200 43679 'Red light king' caught in brothel scam crackdown Pimp, gangster, docu-soap star and now jailbird. Bert Wollersheim, the Dusseldorf “Red Light King” is in police custody accused of drugging, blackmailing and stealing over €100,000 from punters at his brothels. https://www.thelocal.de/20120704/43549 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:56:00 +0200 43549 Rare gangster-rapper T-shirt betrays robber A German man who allegedly took part in a shooting and robbery threw away the rare T-shirt he had used to cover his face during the crime – only for police to use it to track him down because only three had ever been sold in his town. https://www.thelocal.de/20120629/43455 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:13:00 +0200 43455 Grandmother suspected of killing toddler German police arrested a 55-year-old woman on Saturday evening on suspicion of killing her two-year-old granddaughter by cutting her throat, after the girl’s parents left her with her grandparents. https://www.thelocal.de/20120625/43353 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:45:00 +0200 43353 Most fugitive neo-Nazis 'hiding out in the west' Most neo-Nazis wanted for violent crimes have gone underground in western Germany, debunking popular assumptions that eastern regions are more hospitable to far-right extremists. https://www.thelocal.de/20120315/41359 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:49:00 +0100 41359 War crimes witness found dead in Germany A key witness in a war crimes case against a senior Kosovo figure has been found dead in Germany, the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX) said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110928/37891 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:30:00 +0200 37891