The Local Sweden

Fugitive who vanished in Sweden sparks international search notice

Sat, 14 Jul 2018 20:57:41 +0200

A convicted murderer who escaped from a transport near Laxå in Örebro County on Thursday is now the subject of an international search.

Swedish police search for escaped murder suspect

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 20:24:19 +0200

A murder suspect escaped from the custody of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service (Kriminalvarden) on Thursday, setting off a large-scale police action.

Swedish police hunt for escaped prisoner

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:12:00 +0200

A major manhunt has been launched by police in Stockholm after a prisoner managed to escape from the Storboda correctional facility. The fugitive has not been described as dangerous.

Leopard eats three mini deer after zoo escape

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:21:00 +0200

A leopard that escaped from its central in an eastern Sweden zoo on Monday managed to gobble up three miniature deer before it was caught and returned.

Runaway camels give Swedish driver the hump

Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:19:00 +0200

A driver in southern Sweden had to reassure police he wasn't drunk after his journey home from work in the early hours of the morning was interrupted by a herd of escaped circus camels.

Cops find violent fugitive despite close shave

Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:09:00 +0200

A violent man who escaped from a psychiatric hospital last week was found by police on Monday, despite dramatically changing his appearance from the picture police had published.

'Dangerous' man on the run after hospital escape

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:50:00 +0200

A 54-year-old man with a history of violence is on the run in Sweden after he escaped from a psychiatric hospital on Friday, with police warning the public that he is very dangerous.

Octogenarian narrowly escapes wax and polish

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:26:00 +0100

An 82-year-old man got a proper scrub after getting stuck in an automatic car wash at his son's petrol station in Växjö, south Sweden - but he managed to escape before the wax and polish programme kicked in.

Runaway drug smuggler caught after eight years

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:25:00 +0200

A 36-year-old convicted drug smuggler who fled prison in Sweden in 2004 by feigning illness has been caught in Spain after a massive international man hunt that lasted eight years.

‘Bank robbers are hiding in the woods’: police

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:14:00 +0200

The three armed men who robbed a bank on Monday morning are believed to be hiding in the woods near the Norwegian border, with police revealing that they escaped with 100,000 kronor ($14,945) - in coins.

'Dangerous' bank robbers still on the run

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:33:00 +0200

The search for the three masked men who robbed a bank in western Sweden on Tuesday morning continued through the night, with police warning the public that the men are armed and dangerous.

Armed robbers escape after bank heist

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:43:00 +0200

Three armed men are on the run after attempting to rob a bank in western Sweden, with police believing they may have escaped into Norway.

Blue the green parrot calls ‘papa’, finds mother

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:31:00 +0200

A family from eastern Sweden who feared their missing pet parrot had perished in freezing cold temperatures could hardly believe their ears when they heard squawks of "paaaapaaa" emanating from a nearby forest.

Bear set for Swedish zoo gets 'cold feet' and flees

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:57:00 +0200

A bear, which was destined for a zoo in central Sweden, has escaped from its enclosure in Alaska, and is now at large, forcing zookeepers to launch a search party.

Escaped prisoner on the loose in Stockholm

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:57:00 +0100

A 24-year-old prisoner from Hall, one of Sweden's maximum-security prisons, fled whilst on temporary leave in Stockholm on Thursday morning and remains at large.

Escape attempt at high-security hospital

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:10:00 +0200

Säter high-security psychiatric hospital in central Sweden was the target of an escape attempt on Thursday morning. Two people were arrested as they smashed their car into a fence.

Convicted murderer escapes in Stockholm

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:07:00 +0100

Police have issued a nationwide alert following the escape of a convicted murderer from two guardians during a temporary release in central Stockholm on Wednesday.

Escaped criminals back at mental clinic

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:34:00 +0200

Two violent criminals who escaped from Säter psychiatric clinic in central Sweden on Monday returned to the facility voluntarily on Tuesday morning, Sveriges Radio reports.

Escaped woman returns to secure hospital

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:05:00 +0200

KATRINEHOLM. A 26 year old woman who escaped from Karsudden secure hospital a few days ago returned voluntarily on Friday.

Killer escapes from secure unit with daughter

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:32:00 +0200

Police forces across Sweden and abroad are looking for a woman who escaped from a secure hospital near Katrineholm on Wednesday. The 26 year old, who was convicted of murdering her own grandmother, fled the hospital in a waiting car with her two year old daughter.