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Swedish gang leader shot dead in Copenhagen

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 17:37:48 +0200

Two Swedish men were killed in Copenhagen on Tuesday night after unknown assailants fired more than ten shots into their Malmö-registered car.

Swedish police officer arrests fugitive in sauna while both naked

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 16:38:04 +0200

A Stockholm policeman arrested a fugitive criminal on Friday evening after the two met completely naked in a steam sauna.

Pippi Longstocking to be reimagined as Roma girl in Rinkeby

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 20:36:30 +0200

Iconic children’s book character Pippi Longstocking will be reimagined as a homeless Roma girl living in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby, Radio Sweden reported this week.

Immigrants anxious over rise of Swedish far-right

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:10:56 +0200

"I'm not afraid, but I am worried," Hassan Abdullahi said while distributing voting papers at a polling station in a disadvantaged Stockholm suburb, as the far-right was set to win record support in Swedish elections Sunday.

Positive long-term trends in Sweden's vulnerable areas

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:00:59 +0200

Sweden's vulnerable areas tend to make headlines for the wrong reasons, but according to state number-crunchers Statistics Sweden (SCB), the long-term trends in the suburbs have been positive on several fronts.

Staff regularly require police assistance in four Stockholm subway stations

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:26:36 +0200

Ticket controllers and security guards require police support in order to do their jobs at four of Stockholm’s subway stations, newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) reports.

Working on the front line in Stockholm's vulnerable suburbs

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:31:27 +0100

In 2017 eight new areas were added to a much talked about police list of 'especially vulnerable areas' in Sweden, suburbs with socio-economic problems, where crime sometimes means police and emergency services workers have to specially adapt their methods to get the job done.

Man killed in Rinkeby restaurant shooting

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 09:00:05 +0100

A man has been killed in a shooting at a restaurant in Stockholm suburb Rinkeby.

This Swedish video shows a different side of Rinkeby

Tue, 09 May 2017 12:42:49 +0200

When Stockholm suburb Rinkeby makes the news it tends to be for its problems, but a new video from two Swedish film-makers highlights a different side to the area.

Rinkeby teens say Russian TV crew tried to bribe them

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 17:35:33 +0100

Teens in Rinkeby told Danish radio they were offered money by a Russian TV crew in exchange for 'action' on camera, the journalist who interviewed them has told The Local.

Opinion: Would you dare to testify if you lived in Rinkeby or Rosengård?

Tue, 07 Mar 2017 07:59:00 +0100

Neither "no-go zones" nor "particularly vulnerable areas" adequately describe the problems in places like Rinkeby, argues Demoskop's Peter Santesson.

Police dispute US journalist's claim he was escorted out of Rinkeby

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:45:39 +0100

UPDATED: Police have disputed American journalist Tim Pool's claim that he received an escort out of the Rinkeby suburb of Stockholm on Wednesday after he and his colleague were followed by masked men.

'A question of education': What Rinkeby residents think about the riots

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:42:30 +0100

Rinkeby in Stockholm made global headlines in February after riots broke out involving car fires just days after Donald Trump thrust the spotlight on Sweden. But what do the people who actually live and work in the suburb think about it? The Local spoke to them to find out.

No arrests after Rinkeby riots

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:54:31 +0100

Police have responded to criticism that they did not do enough to stop riots in the Rinkeby suburb north-west of Stockholm on Monday night.

Swedish press photographer assaulted in Rinkeby riots

Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:20:51 +0100

A police officer trained his gun on rioters in the Rinkeby suburb of Stockholm on Monday night.

Firefighters tackle blaze in seven-storey building next to preschool

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:47:34 +0100

Residents have been forced to flee their homes in north-western Stockholm after a fire broke out in the attic of the high-rise building.

Will CCTV curb crime in Stockholm suburbs?

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:34:27 +0200

Swedish police have been granted permission to put up security cameras in Stockholm suburbs Rinkeby and Tensta in an effort to crack down on crime.

TV clip shows Aussie crew attacked in Sweden

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:49:20 +0100

An Australian TV station has released a short clip that shows its crew coming under attack in a Stockholm suburb last month.

Aussie crew not 'in cahoots' with Swedish anti-refugee site

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:31:59 +0100

UPDATED: An Australian TV station has denied partnering with a Swedish anti-immigration website, while police have told The Local a probe into an alleged attack on the crew has been dropped.

Knife man 'siege' ends in Stockholm suburb

Tue, 12 Jan 2016 09:47:47 +0100

UPDATED: A police negotiation with a man armed with a knife ended hours after he locked himself and another person in an apartment in the north of the city.