Police hunt Nyon train station robbers, fled in Porsche
GenevaLunch News Lausanne and Nyon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Vaud, Nyon and other regional police have a manhunt underway for two men who robbed the Nyon train station office early Friday morning,...
View ArticleDiamond thieves mar Baselworld show
GenevaLunch News Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A group of what police are calling highly professional thieves stole four diamonds from a stand at the Basel watch and jewelry fair Wednesday 30...
View ArticleA thank you to Geneva thieves-chasers
GenevaLunch News By Kerri Walker I was standing at the bar at Clubhouse in Geneva one evening recently, passing some time drinking and talking with my boyfriend. The place was packed with runners and...
View ArticlePolice in Vaud, Valais arrest youths for theft
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Two groups of youths were pulled in by police, one in Vaud, the other in canton Valais, in connection with separate series of robberies and vandalism. Police...
View ArticleGeneva police caution residents to close shutters completely at night
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Thieves in Geneva are taking advantage of summer weather to break into apartments, often on lower floors of buildings, by forcing open shutters that are only...
View ArticleThieves caught robbing safe at Nyon train station
GenevaLunch News NYON, SWITZERLAND – Police nabbed three thieves from Lyons, France, ages 17, 27 and 28, who were caught in the act of trying to break into a safe at the Nyon train station at 03:00...
View ArticlePolice nab four Lyon robbers on A1
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A high speed chase on the A1 autoroute from Gland to Morges at 01:00 Monday 31 October resulted in the arrest of four men from Lyons, France. The group was...
View ArticleManhunt for 2 robbers who took “substantial” sum from Valais bank
GenevaLunch News SION, SWITZERLAND – A massive manhunt is on for two masked men who tried to first rob one bank in canton Valais, then succeeded in robbing a second minutes later. The first attempt...
View ArticleBurglaries at dusk up sharply in Vaud
GenevaLunch News GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The number of dusk break-ins around Lausanne and along the La Côte stretch more than doubled from 1 October to 12 December, compared to 2010, say Vaud...
View ArticleFrench, Swiss, Dutch arrest gang accused of violent robberies
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE / GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Police in canton Vaud say five men who “did not hesitate to use violence”, who wore masks or hoods, and who carried guns have been arrested after close...
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