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 The planned rallies on the Swedish island of Gotland took place without any major incidents at the weekend, despite police sending extra back-up to the location ahead of the demonstrations. https://www.thelocal.se/20161017/gotland-rape-protests-take-place-according-to-plan Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:18:54 +0200 gotland-rape-protests-take-place-according-to-plan Swedish police are sending new reinforcements to the holiday island of Gotland ahead of demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday linked to the alleged gang-rape of a wheelchair-bound woman. https://www.thelocal.se/20161015/stockholm-police-sent-to-gotland-for-new-rape-protests Sat, 15 Oct 2016 12:57:55 +0200 stockholm-police-sent-to-gotland-for-new-rape-protests A Swedish man who conned the state out of 13.5 million kronor ($2 million) by claiming he was wheelchair bound and needing 24-hour care has been arrested in South America after being on the run for over a year. https://www.thelocal.se/20141018/swedish-wheelchair-fraudster-caught-in-brazil Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:48:00 +0200 swedish-wheelchair-fraudster-caught-in-brazil A 47-year-old who went on holiday in Egypt while posing as handicapped in Sweden and claiming millions in benefits is being sought by Interpol after failing to show up to serve his four year prison sentence. https://www.thelocal.se/20140209/wheelchair-fraudster-goes-on-the-run Sun, 09 Feb 2014 12:42:37 +0100 wheelchair-fraudster-goes-on-the-run A disabled Swedish man on holiday in Italy has made headlines after he was charged for delaying a train by forty minutes when he protested the lack of facilities for other passengers in wheelchairs. https://www.thelocal.se/20131111/disabled-swede-holds-up-italian-train Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:30:00 +0100 disabled-swede-holds-up-italian-train A 47-year-old who went on holiday in Egypt while posing as handicapped in Sweden and claiming millions in benefits has been sentenced to four years in prison. https://www.thelocal.se/20130323/46896 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:25:00 +0100 46896 A 47-year-old man who went on holiday in Egypt while posing as handicapped in Sweden and claiming millions in benefits is now being prosecuted for stealing from his carer. https://www.thelocal.se/20130209/46098 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:58:00 +0100 46098 Two apparently disabled would-be shoplifters got up and legged it after being confronted by supermarket staff, leaving a secret compartment in the wheelchair packed with pilfered coffee. https://www.thelocal.se/20120130/38800 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:52:00 +0100 38800 A man from Nyköping in eastern Sweden has been denied a power wheelchair despite having had both of his legs amputated as the local health authority remained "uncertain if the impairment was permanent". https://www.thelocal.se/20111201/37678 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:55:00 +0100 37678 A wheelchair-bound man was arrested after going on a shooting spree at a bowling alley in Malmö, southern Sweden, on Friday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20111022/36898 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:06:00 +0200 36898 A trio of Boxing Day thieves in southern Sweden were caught red-handed after police followed the tracks that the two wheelchair-bound members of the group had left in the snow. https://www.thelocal.se/20101227/31096 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:04:00 +0100 31096