https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A 24-year-old suspected bank robber took a selfie of himself carrying a weapon before hitting a bank in Sala, central Sweden located less than a 100 metres from the local police station. https://www.thelocal.se/20141115/robber-took-armed-selfie-before-hitting-bank Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:08:00 +0100 robber-took-armed-selfie-before-hitting-bank Police have upped their presence in Dalsland and Värmland counties in central and eastern Sweden after receiving information of an increased threat against banks in the region. https://www.thelocal.se/20121025/44040 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:09:00 +0200 44040 A bank cash dispenser on Södra Förstadsgatan in Malmö exploded at 5am on Monday morning in an apparent smash and grab robbery attempt. https://www.thelocal.se/20090824/21652 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:36:00 +0200 21652 Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt, a 63-year-old with a long criminal history, is one of two individuals arrested for the armed robbery of a Swedbank branch in Säter in central Sweden, according to the Värmland Police. https://www.thelocal.se/20090409/18762 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:33:00 +0200 18762 Swedbank's office in Säter in Dalarna in central Sweden was robbed at gunpoint just after noon on Wednesday. Police have launched a manhunt for two armed and masked suspects. https://www.thelocal.se/20090408/18754 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:28:00 +0200 18754 A parking attendant in Landskrona in southern Sweden took advantage of an armed bank robbery on Thursday to slap a ticket on a police car parked outside a branch of the Nordea bank in the town centre. https://www.thelocal.se/20081010/14876 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:53:00 +0200 14876