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 Monday's Green Vault break in was dubbed the largest art theft in Germany since World War II. Here's how it happened, what was stolen, and if there's hope of finding the objects. https://www.thelocal.de/20191126/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dresden-museum-art-heist Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:06:04 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dresden-museum-art-heist Some 369 bank machines or ATMs were destroyed by explosions in Germany last year, a 38-percent increase compared with 2017 and 10 times more than a decade ago, according to data from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). https://www.thelocal.de/20190703/why-germany-is-the-eus-el-dorado-for-blowing-up-atms Wed, 03 Jul 2019 17:29:28 +0200 why-germany-is-the-eus-el-dorado-for-blowing-up-atms A brazen thief sped off with Ferrari worth €2 million during a test drive near Düsseldorf. https://www.thelocal.de/20190515/ferrari-test-drive-steal Wed, 15 May 2019 18:04:10 +0200 ferrari-test-drive-steal The number of crimes recorded by German police dropped last year across all states – except one. https://www.thelocal.de/20190402/crime-in-germany-at-lowest-level-since-reunification Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:15:00 +0200 crime-in-germany-at-lowest-level-since-reunification Four Berlin men who went on trial Thursday denied involvement in the spectacular museum theft of a giant commemorative gold coin called the "Big Maple Leaf" and valued at €3.75 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20190110/not-a-shred-of-evidence-men-on-trial-in-berlin-deny-giant-gold-coin-heist Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:22:55 +0100 not-a-shred-of-evidence-men-on-trial-in-berlin-deny-giant-gold-coin-heist Four Berlin men go on trial Thursday charged over the spectacular museum theft of a giant commemorative gold coin called the "Big Maple Leaf" and valued at €3.75 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20190110/four-men-face-berlin-trial-for-giant-gold-coin-heist Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:30:41 +0100 four-men-face-berlin-trial-for-giant-gold-coin-heist A yet unknown thief used a saw to cut down a tree at the weekend in the central German city of Kassel in order to steal an expensive mountain bike. https://www.thelocal.de/20180621/thief-in-kassel-steals-2000-bike-after-sawing-down-tree Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:28:35 +0200 thief-in-kassel-steals-2000-bike-after-sawing-down-tree German police have failed to find a large mobile crane, which was stolen in Stuttgart and has since been spotted at two points hundreds of kilometres further north. https://www.thelocal.de/20180322/thieves-outwit-police-while-driving-48-tonne-crane-through-germany Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:37:43 +0100 thieves-outwit-police-while-driving-48-tonne-crane-through-germany Munich police on Thursday released CCTV images of a man they say stole a large amount of cash from an Oktoberfest waiter’s bag as he slept on a train home after a night of partying. https://www.thelocal.de/20180125/oktoberfest-waiter-had-6500-of-earnings-stolen-after-falling-asleep-in-s-bahn Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:22:25 +0100 oktoberfest-waiter-had-6500-of-earnings-stolen-after-falling-asleep-in-s-bahn German police are trying to recover numerous items stolen from the estate of the late Beatle John Lennon, prosecutors said Thursday, after the arrest of a suspect accused of handling the objects. https://www.thelocal.de/20171123/berlin-police-widen-hunt-for-stolen-john-lennon Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:16:23 +0100 berlin-police-widen-hunt-for-stolen-john-lennon A truck trailer filled with 20 tonnes of sweets including Nutella and Kinder surprise eggs has been stolen in the city of Neustadt in Hesse, police reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170814/thieves-steal-20-tonnes-of-chocolate-in-hesse Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:46:16 +0200 thieves-steal-20-tonnes-of-chocolate-in-hesse Police in a small West German town are searching for thieves who now possess enough cleaning products to have sparkling clean urinals for life. https://www.thelocal.de/20170714/thieves-snatch-500-cases-of-urinal-cakes-worth-thousands-of-euros Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:28:10 +0200 thieves-snatch-500-cases-of-urinal-cakes-worth-thousands-of-euros Update: Four men were arrested on Wednesday, including one museum security guard, accused of stealing a museum’s 100-kilo coin, worth nearly €1 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20170712/police-arrest-two-over-theft-of-1-million-coin-from-berlin-museum Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:20:25 +0200 police-arrest-two-over-theft-of-1-million-coin-from-berlin-museum At the end of March, thieves stole an enormous gold coin from one of the capital's most famous museums in a scarcely believable heist. Now police have released video footage of the robbers. https://www.thelocal.de/20170704/police-release-video-of-thieves-who-stole-1-million-coin-from-berlin-museum Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:55:42 +0200 police-release-video-of-thieves-who-stole-1-million-coin-from-berlin-museum Thieves stole a gold coin with a face value of almost €1 million and weighing 100 kilograms from Berlin's Bode Museum on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170327/1-million-gold-coin-stolen-from-iconic-berlin-museum Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:06:22 +0200 1-million-gold-coin-stolen-from-iconic-berlin-museum A man locked out of his house called on three younger fellows to help him back inside. They proved willing, but after he offered them beer as a thank you, they gave him a much less welcome gift in return. https://www.thelocal.de/20170221/man-drugged-and-robbed-by-men-who-helped-rescue-him Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:18:45 +0100 man-drugged-and-robbed-by-men-who-helped-rescue-him Police in Hanover are appealing for witnesses after an unknown man held up a gas station - with what appeared to be a samurai sword. https://www.thelocal.de/20170126/samurai-sword-robbery-leads-to-police-manhunt Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:24:08 +0100 samurai-sword-robbery-leads-to-police-manhunt A Bavarian pensioner living on just €300 a month has been told he must pay a €200 fine for stealing food from a supermarket bin. https://www.thelocal.de/20170112/pensioner-fined-after-searching-for-food-in-bins Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:37:53 +0100 pensioner-fined-after-searching-for-food-in-bins A Leipzig man who wrote crime novels - including one about a thwarted bank robbery - appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with bank robbery himself. https://www.thelocal.de/20160722/crime-writer-in-court-for-failed-robbery-just-like-in-his-book Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:57:25 +0200 crime-writer-in-court-for-failed-robbery-just-like-in-his-book Pickpockets are an ever more common phenomenon in the German capital. But sometimes they can surprise you. https://www.thelocal.de/20160524/berlin-thief-shows-heart-in-surprising-act-of-kindness Tue, 24 May 2016 16:49:39 +0200 berlin-thief-shows-heart-in-surprising-act-of-kindness