Switzerland — Crime News in English — Page 5
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- Frauenfeld: Post employee faces district court over thefts
- Following knife attack in Winterthur: Federal prosecutor suspects terrorist background
- Winterthur knife attack: Federal prosecutor suspects terrorist background
- Monthey: 35-year-old French man dies following brawl at railway station
- Neuchâtel authorises sex offender to undergo chemical castration
- Pensioner fires gun in front of children – suspended sentence
- Knife attack in Winterthur: Three injured, 31-year-old Swiss national arrested
- Man stabs three people at Winterthur station – terror suspected
- Knife attack at Swiss railway station: Three injured, police label it a terrorist act
- Geneva: Prosecutor Bertossa wants to reverse burden of proof against money laundering
- 67-year-old woman killed at Lignon in Geneva
- Federal Court confirms conviction of bankers in Rodulgin case
- Cash machine explosion in Oberwil BL – suspects flee on motorcycles
- Murder of a Vaud landlord: Swiss justice takes over
- Geneva: Grand Council grants pardon against commission's advice
- No terror suspicion after knife incident in Bellinzona
- Missing racing cyclist found dead in Magden
- Champ-Dollon prison officer found guilty of abuse of authority
- Sexual assault in Biel: suspect arrested following witness tip
- Deliberate arson in Basel commercial building – man remanded in custody
- Breaking and entering attempt at pharmacy in Rupperswil: three suspects arrested
- Septuagenarian killed in Lausanne: police statement criticised for biased language
- Three suspected pickpockets arrested in Gossau – stolen goods recovered
- 42-year-old charged with attempted murder after shots fired outside church in Wald, ZH
- Raid against alleged drug ring: Three arrests across six cantons
- Crans-Montana Fire: Five Months On, No Formal Charges Against the Morettis
- Quintuple murder in Seewen: murder weapon found, perpetrator vanished – case expired
- Phishing wave following hotel bookings: Credit card data targeted
- Ruag paid ransom to hacker group Akira despite federal warning
- Appeals court trial for Pierin Vincenz begins on 10 August – postponement request rejected
- Shooting at Wald Church: 42-year-old stands trial at Hinwil District Court
- 19-year-old speeding driver stopped in Basadingen TG at 178 km/h
- Phone fraud in Müntschemier: police arrest two men at cash handover
- Forgery charges: New accusation against bar "Le Constellation" co-operator in Valais
- Crans-Montana fire disaster: Moretti couple questioned jointly for first time
- Vevey improvisation coach tried on appeal for sexual abuse of eleven complainants
- Eastern Swiss hypnotist in court: assault and unlawful confinement
- Two 17-year-old French nationals responsible for 14 car garage burglaries in Switzerland
- Two suspected postal robbers arrested in Baselland
- Drunk vehicle thief without driving licence arrested in Frauenfeld
- Caregiver posed as doctor: trial in Zurich over Botox and rape
- Burglar arrested red-handed in Rapperswil-Jona – damage of 2000 francs
- Crans-Montana mayor Féraud refuses to resign despite investigations
- 38 arrests in Kleinbasel: cantonal police draw up assessment of spring enforcement action
- Fatal assault in Birr AG: man kills partner – suspect arrested
- Ram-raid burglary in Zurich: 55-year-old Bosnian arrested, accomplice at large
- Knife Attack in Winterthur: Jihad, Psychosis and a Dangerous Grey Zone
- Fatal knife attack in Sulgen: 65-year-old arrested and detained
- Pascal Jaussi expresses regret before Fribourg court, acquittal sought
- Man assaults women at Lucerne railway station and on S-train – police seek witnesses
- Trial in Nyon: Racing driver charged with rape at Schumacher's estate
- Phishing on Classified Ads: €2,890 debited from account – when banks must reimburse
- Vaud Farmer Covers Inspectors' Car with Manure – 160 Days Suspended Sentence
- Fraud in Switzerland: fake police officers, job scams and disreputable online shops
- Telephone fraud in Suhr: 21-year-old Ukrainian arrested at the scene
- Phishing fraud in Switzerland: cases rise by 15 per cent in 2025
- 31-year-old Swiss man arrested in Aargau after approaching children on school route
- France's childcare scandal: institutional failure in 84 schools
- François Burgat convicted for glorifying terrorism: 5,000 euro fine for praising Hamas
- France seeks extradition of another Canadian in EncroChat case