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 Around half a dozen burglars rammed a wheel loader into a Chanel store in central Stockholm in an attempted smash-and-grab raid at dawn, but apparently failed to make off with anything. https://www.thelocal.se/20170321/handbags-at-dawn-smash-and-grab-heist-on-chanel-store Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:20:02 +0100 handbags-at-dawn-smash-and-grab-heist-on-chanel-store Autumn in Sweden is not only infamous for fewer daylight hours, it also brings an uptick in burglaries as thieves take advantage of the darkness. But there are a few things you can do to keep burglars from getting away with your possessions. https://www.thelocal.se/20151025/sweden-enters-high-season-for-burglaries Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:18:27 +0100 sweden-enters-high-season-for-burglaries Thieves targeting a farm in southwestern Sweden were over the weekend left to loot the property in peace after the security firm alerted to the burglary turned up at the wrong address. https://www.thelocal.se/20150510/security-firm-red-faced-after-address-miss Sun, 10 May 2015 14:38:30 +0200 security-firm-red-faced-after-address-miss Mythbusting Swedish researchers have found no link between gushing about your upcoming holiday online and returning to an emptied house. They told The Local that a trip to Ikea could be much more dangerous. https://www.thelocal.se/20140416/facebooking-holiday-plans-not-a-burglary-risk Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:03:00 +0200 facebooking-holiday-plans-not-a-burglary-risk Police in the Norwegian capital have reported a surge in robberies from Swedish gang members who've crossed the border to prey on their wealthier neighbours. https://www.thelocal.se/20140204/swedish-thieves-head-west-to-hit-rich-norwegians Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:59:00 +0100 swedish-thieves-head-west-to-hit-rich-norwegians A sceptre and crown used in the sixteenth-century funeral of King Johan III were stolen during an overnight robbery at the Västerås Cathedral in central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130504/47710 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:02:00 +0200 47710 A Swede kept his cool when he heard someone try to enter his flat and decided to film the gang leader of three wannabe burglars, a clip that will now be used as evidence by the police. https://www.thelocal.se/20130412/47296 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:27:00 +0200 47296 When Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were fast asleep in the Royal family’s summer residence Solliden Palace on the Baltic island of Öland, a burglar struck against a property on the estate. https://www.thelocal.se/20120823/42790 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:08:00 +0200 42790 Swedish police are the worst in the Nordic region when it comes to clearing up home break-ins, a crime which has increased dramatically in Sweden in recent years. https://www.thelocal.se/20120525/41038 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:43:00 +0200 41038 Two young girls were left locked in a toilet while burglars raided their home in Gothenburg on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20111121/37470 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:34:00 +0100 37470 Lithuania's rugby federation plans to report an incident of burglary during a match against Sweden to the International Rugby Board, claiming that their hosts had brushed the matter aside. https://www.thelocal.se/20101108/30090 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:14:00 +0100 30090 Semsi, the one-year-old family terrier that was reported stolen in a burglary in southern Sweden on Sunday, has been found safe and sound. https://www.thelocal.se/20090810/21202 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:48:00 +0200 21202 A burglary in the suburb of Vårby, south of Stockholm, ended with a terrified nine-year-old girl leaping from a third story window. https://www.thelocal.se/20080306/10304 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:59:00 +0100 10304