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 Two men were on Thursday pronounced guilty of sexual assault on New Year’s Eve in Cologne and handed probationary sentences. https://www.thelocal.de/20160707/first-men-found-guilty-of-sexual-assault-after-cologne-nye Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:26:03 +0200 first-men-found-guilty-of-sexual-assault-after-cologne-nye The Cologne police chief who had to stand down in the wake of sexual assaults over New Year's Eve has spoken of his regret at the events. https://www.thelocal.de/20160613/ex-police-chief-asks-cologne-attack-victims-for-forgiveness Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:44:22 +0200 ex-police-chief-asks-cologne-attack-victims-for-forgiveness Police in Darmstadt have received 14 complaints of sexual assault from women who attended a music festival in the city over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20160531/3-asylum-seekers-arrested-for-sexual-assaults-at-music-festival Tue, 31 May 2016 12:14:10 +0200 3-asylum-seekers-arrested-for-sexual-assaults-at-music-festival A key suspect in the New Year's Eve mass sexual assaults in Cologne was spotted shoplifting in southern Germany and arrested across the border in Switzerland, authorities said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160428/suspect-in-cologne-sex-assaults-caught-near-swiss-border Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:20:52 +0200 suspect-in-cologne-sex-assaults-caught-near-swiss-border Police have conceded that only 80 police officers were present at Cologne train station during mass assaults on New Year’s Eve - not the 140 they originally stated. https://www.thelocal.de/20160317/police-misled-public-on-cologne-nye-operations Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:45:25 +0100 police-misled-public-on-cologne-nye-operations UPDATE: Cologne police have arrested two men suspected of being connected to the assaults on women on New Year's Eve, less than a day after releasing their photos. https://www.thelocal.de/20160308/cologne-releases-photos-of-new-years-sexual-assault-suspects Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:28:02 +0100 cologne-releases-photos-of-new-years-sexual-assault-suspects Numbers circulating in English-language media about the number of refugees involved in crimes in Cologne on New Year's Eve are wrong, Cologne prosecutors say. https://www.thelocal.de/20160215/reports-of-three-refugees-in-cologne-attacks-wrong Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:07:52 +0100 reports-of-three-refugees-in-cologne-attacks-wrong Cologne's new police chief Jürgen Mathies said on Thursday that there is no evidence the sexual assaults in the city on the Rhine were organized – but admits it will be tough to bring the perpetrators to justice. https://www.thelocal.de/20160212/cologne-attacks-were-not-organized-police-chief Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:13:39 +0100 cologne-attacks-were-not-organized-police-chief The number of sexual offence complaints almost quadrupled at this year's carnival celebrations in Cologne, German police said Wednesday, despite heightened security aimed at preventing a repeat of the mass assaults that marred the city's New Year celebrations. https://www.thelocal.de/20160211/big-rise-in-sex-offence-complaints-at-cologne-karneval Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:25:09 +0100 big-rise-in-sex-offence-complaints-at-cologne-karneval The first suspect connected to the mass sexual assaults in Cologne on New Year's Eve has been arrested, prosecutors said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160118/first-suspect-arrested-in-cologne-nye-assaults Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:07:19 +0100 first-suspect-arrested-in-cologne-nye-assaults A young mother made a brave stand against sexual assault in Germany’s streets on Tuesday, when she grabbed her attacker and stopped him getting away until the police arrived. https://www.thelocal.de/20160114/mother-grabs-sex-attacker-and-hands-him-over-to-cops Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:15:02 +0100 mother-grabs-sex-attacker-and-hands-him-over-to-cops Authorities in the German city of Cologne said Tuesday that the number of criminal complaints arising from a rash of violence targeting women on New Year's Eve had risen to 561. https://www.thelocal.de/20160113/criminal-complaints-in-cologne-rise-to-561 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:21:42 +0100 criminal-complaints-in-cologne-rise-to-561 German authorities said Monday that nearly all the suspects in a rash of New Year's Eve violence against women in Cologne were "of foreign origin", as foreigners came under attack amid surging tensions. https://www.thelocal.de/20160111/most-cologne-attackers-of-foreign-origin Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:36:20 +0100 most-cologne-attackers-of-foreign-origin Cologne mayor Henriette Reker said police had failed to inform her fully about sexual assaults on New Year's Eve, in a final blow that has pushed police chief Wolfgang Albers to be suspended. https://www.thelocal.de/20160108/po Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:29:56 +0100 po Two people have been arrested in connection with the New Year's Eve mass sexual assaults in Cologne, media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160108/two-arrested-over-cologne-nye-sexual-assaults Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:33:59 +0100 two-arrested-over-cologne-nye-sexual-assaults In Cologne, people passing through the main train station still feel unsafe - despite the increased police presence since a wave of sexual assaults on New Year's Eve. https://www.thelocal.de/20160107/cologne-still-tense-in-wake-of-sexual-assults Thu, 07 Jan 2016 16:11:45 +0100 cologne-still-tense-in-wake-of-sexual-assults