https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A former French economy minister, Thierry Breton, was robbed and beaten in his Paris home along with his wife and live-in chauffeur, sources close to the police investigation told AFP on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190724/former-french-economy-minister-beaten-and-robbed-at-paris-home Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:14:12 +0200 former-french-economy-minister-beaten-and-robbed-at-paris-home In Monaco, home to the super-rich on the French Riviera, a worker at the cathedral was caught literally red-handed stealing from the poor box. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171015/monaco-poor-box-thief-caught-red-handed Sun, 15 Oct 2017 14:04:15 +0200 monaco-poor-box-thief-caught-red-handed A master of burglary has been sent to prison after Paris police finally caught up with the nimble-handed thief. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161116/paris-police-catch-mozart-of-burglaries Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:29:18 +0100 paris-police-catch-mozart-of-burglaries Viral video: A pickpocket has been hailed as an unlikely hero after rescuing the man he robbed from the tracks of the Paris Metro - while a bystander looks on without helping. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151211/video-paris-metro-thief-pulls-victim-off-tracks Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:24:52 +0100 video-paris-metro-thief-pulls-victim-off-tracks You might be a seasoned pro on the Paris Metro, or just visiting for a few days. Either way, you will need to watch out for ingenious pickpockets working the French capital’s underground rail network. Here's a guide on how to avoid being robbed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150529/how-to-avoid-getting-robbed-on-the-paris-metro Fri, 29 May 2015 13:46:30 +0200 how-to-avoid-getting-robbed-on-the-paris-metro A 12-year-old French girl’s sweet tooth landed her in hot water with police on Thursday after it emerged she had stolen a neighbour’s chequebook to buy €2,600-worth of sweets and pastries from local bakeries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130726/french-girl-uses-stolen-cheques-to-sate-sweet-tooth Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:20:00 +0200 french-girl-uses-stolen-cheques-to-sate-sweet-tooth Audacious thieves in Paris impersonated police officers to rob a senior official from the Saudi Ministry of Youth and Sport shortly after his arrival in the French capital. The robbers made off with €200,000 in cash. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130701/fake-french-cops-steal-200000-from-saudi-official Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:17:00 +0200 fake-french-cops-steal-200000-from-saudi-official A Tunisian man wanted for a killing in Paris in 2011, is the same one currently in jail in Sweden for leaving a drunken man for dead on train tracks, after picking his pockets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130221/metro-thief-wanted-for-paris-killing-is-caught-by-tv-viewer Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:43:00 +0100 metro-thief-wanted-for-paris-killing-is-caught-by-tv-viewer A man alleged to be one of Corsica's most notorious gangsters was behind bars on Friday after being arrested by chance thanks to a thief plying his trade on one of the poshest streets in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130201/thief-helps-paris-police-snare-corsican-gangster Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:04:00 +0100 thief-helps-paris-police-snare-corsican-gangster