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 Never mind the adult pickpockets on the Paris Metro, it's the pint-sized artful dodgers you've got to keep an eye out for, writes The Local's Evie Burrows-Taylor who was the victim of theft on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180328/sliding-doors-beware-the-tiny-thieves-on-the-paris-metro Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:01:31 +0200 sliding-doors-beware-the-tiny-thieves-on-the-paris-metro A motoring group has revealed which cars are the most commonly pinched in France. If you're smart you'll guess what car topped the list. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171120/revealed-the-most-desirable-cars-for-thieves-in-france Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:02:46 +0100 revealed-the-most-desirable-cars-for-thieves-in-france A motoring group has revealed exactly which cars are the most commonly pinched in France. If you're smart you'll guess what car topped the list. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161024/revealed-the-ten-most-stolen-cars-in-france Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:00:12 +0200 revealed-the-ten-most-stolen-cars-in-france Two men made off with half a million euros' worth of luxury watches after threatening staff at the central Paris offices of Swiss watchmaker Girard-Perregaux with tear gas, police said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161021/paris-thieves-use-tear-gas-to-steal-500000-of-watches Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:53:36 +0200 paris-thieves-use-tear-gas-to-steal-500000-of-watches A two-country police operation has smashed an organised crime gang that stole high-end luxury cars in France and re-sold them for bargain-basement prices in Germany, Europe's judicial agency said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161014/french-police-busts-gang-of-luxury-car-thieves Fri, 14 Oct 2016 18:56:35 +0200 french-police-busts-gang-of-luxury-car-thieves Thieves in Paris have managed to get away with a watch with an estimated value of €1million belonging to a member of the Saudi royal family. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160805/saudi-royal-robbed-of-1million-watch-in-paris Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:30:26 +0200 saudi-royal-robbed-of-1million-watch-in-paris Two armed robbers who held up a supermarket in central France tried to make their getaway by swimming after floods cut off their escape route by car, investigators said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160602/french-thieves-try-to-escape-by-swimming-through-floods Thu, 02 Jun 2016 18:28:24 +0200 french-thieves-try-to-escape-by-swimming-through-floods France's ministry of defense has ordered security checks be carried out on all army bases after thieves looted explosives and scores of detonators from a depot in the south. The theft comes as the country remains on high alert for terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150707/thieves-pilfer-explosives-from-french-army-depot Tue, 07 Jul 2015 15:35:06 +0200 thieves-pilfer-explosives-from-french-army-depot 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 Four robbers who hit a luxury Cartier boutique in the French town of Cannes this week made off with an estimated €17.5 million ($20 million) in jewellery and watches, sources close to the investigation said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150507/cannes-heist-nets-millions-jewels-and-watches Thu, 07 May 2015 12:50:47 +0200 cannes-heist-nets-millions-jewels-and-watches Thieves in a town in south-western France smashed a car through a Carrefour supermarket front entrance on Sunday in a spectacular raid but left with a slightly underwhelming booty - table wine worth just €29. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140526/ram-raiders-smash-store-to-steal-29-of-table-wine Mon, 26 May 2014 19:11:00 +0200 ram-raiders-smash-store-to-steal-29-of-table-wine A recent crackdown by Paris police on crime against tourists appears to have paid off, with figures released on Thursday showing the number of robberies against visitors to the French capital fell dramatically over the summer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131003/paris-sees-drop-in-crime-against-tourists Thu, 03 Oct 2013 12:33:00 +0200 paris-sees-drop-in-crime-against-tourists The fatal shooting of a suspected thief by a jeweller in Nice this week, has plunged France into a row about the use of force in the defense of property. A Facebook group supporting the businessman, charged with murder, has gained nearly 500,000 followers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130913/dead-thief-sparks-french-row-over-self-defense Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:19:00 +0200 dead-thief-sparks-french-row-over-self-defense An armed robber was shot dead on Wednesday in the southern city of Nice. Initial reports indicate the thief was killed by a jeweller whose shop he had just robbed at gunpoint, along with an accomplice. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130911/french-jeweller-shoots-dead-armed-robber Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:37:50 +0200 french-jeweller-shoots-dead-armed-robber Four thieves on a stealing spree in a French village were thwarted when a group of local rugby players took it upon themselves to give chase and block their escape from the historic walled hamlet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130819/french-village-rugby-team-thwarts-gang-of-thieves Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:25:00 +0200 french-village-rugby-team-thwarts-gang-of-thieves The Louvre has managed to bring down incidents of pick-pocketing by 75 percent, it emerged on Friday. A strike by employees fed up with aggressive gangs, in April, provided the impetus for the campaign. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130607/paris-police-help-louvre-combat-pickpocket-surge Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:52:00 +0200 paris-police-help-louvre-combat-pickpocket-surge A woman aged 85 was kidnapped by robbers near her home on an upmarket Paris street and forced to hand over jewellery worth an estimated €200,000. The incident comes after police issued warnings about jewellery snatches in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130502/thieves-abduct-89-year-old-woman-from-paris-street Thu, 02 May 2013 14:17:00 +0200 thieves-abduct-89-year-old-woman-from-paris-street Just hours after masked thieves staged a spectacular five-minute robbery at Brussels airport pilfering diamonds worth €37 million, armed robbers targeted a Paris diamond jeweller, stealing millions of euros worth of valuables. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130220/diamond-robbers-strike-upscale-paris-jeweller Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:47:15 +0100 diamond-robbers-strike-upscale-paris-jeweller