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 A heavily armed police task force in Lüdenscheid got the wrong address during a planned raid against a criminal gang member, and stormed a pensioner's home instead. https://www.thelocal.de/20181212/german-police-accidentally-storm-88-year-olds-apartment-in-the-hunt-for-gang Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:44:26 +0100 german-police-accidentally-storm-88-year-olds-apartment-in-the-hunt-for-gang The Russian mafia is becoming “increasingly active” in Germany, with networks recruiting in German prisons and groups bringing in billions of euros each year, Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has warned. https://www.thelocal.de/20160711/russian-mafia-increasingly-active-in-germany Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:10:48 +0200 russian-mafia-increasingly-active-in-germany Ten bikers and an accomplice appeared in a Berlin court under heavy police protection on Tuesday, accused of shooting a man in front of a betting shop's security cameras in a case where the police fell short. https://www.thelocal.de/20141104/hells-angels-murder-trial-reveals-police-slip-ups Tue, 04 Nov 2014 11:31:00 +0100 hells-angels-murder-trial-reveals-police-slip-ups German police cracked open on Tuesday a human trafficking gang thought to have smuggled 100 people into the country illegally. In some cases, those entering paid extra to have their fingerprints removed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130604/50101 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:21:00 +0200 50101