Ellen's Swiss News World
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva police Monday 19 April start the operation they are calling Figaro, to reduce petty crime, in particular theft, in the city centre. The police coverage in the area around the Cornavin train station, Paquis and across the river at Eaux-vives and Rives will be stepped up until the end of [...]
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Petty larceny, with pickpocketing high on the list, has been rising in Geneva: 1,597 arrests in 2006; 1,794 in 2007 and 1,955 in 2008, according to police figures, possibly in line with a nationwide increase, but comparative figures will not be available before 2010, reports AFP. The news agency notes in [...]
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Hotels in Geneva are increasing the pressure on the government to improve security for visitors to the city, in the wake of accusations by the consul general of Saudi Arabia that police did not do enough when a Saudi citizen was seriously injured and robbed in what the man’s lawyer says [...]
World News
