Suspect charged with attempted murder in Lausanne police shooting (update)
GenevaLunch News Update Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Authorities in Vaud have arrested a man in connection to the 26 February shooting that left two women injured in Lausanne. He phoned...
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 ArticleDriver critical, children slightly injured in Europapark bus crash
GenevaLunch News ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The driver of a bus returning a group of 12- to 25-year-olds from a day at Europapark in Rust, Germany is in critical condition after the bus inexplicably crashed...
View ArticleBritish climber dies on Aiguille de Midi, 2nd youth rescued
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One young man has died and a second has been rescued by an emergency team on the Aiguille de Midi in the Chamonix region of France, the Tribune de Geneve reports....
View ArticleFrench tourists attacked in Monthey, 2 women shot
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 21-year-old French woman was shot in the hip late Sunday, say Valais police, when she and two companions, also French, were attacked in Monthey by a gang of...
View ArticleValais youth dies, week after fight
GenevaLunch News Valais climbing death: trainee guide falls to his death SION, SWITZERLAND – A 17-year-old Valais youth died in hospital Friday 12 August, a week after being involved in an altercation...
View ArticleEight minors arrested in regional theft ring
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Police in canton Valais have arrested a group of 16- and 17-year-olds who have been operating a theft ring in canton Valais, stealing some CHF100,000 worth of...
View ArticleNorthern French city sees second night of violence
GenevaLunch News 16 police officers injured, no arrests, 3 public buildings partially destroyed GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Amiens, in the north of France, became the scene of a violent confrontation Monday...
View ArticleFewer youth suicides in Geneva thanks to strong prevention efforts, say HUG
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The number of suicides by young people has fallen steadily in Geneva over the past 10 years and in 2010 the figure reached less than 2 per 100,000. Prevention is...
View ArticleBand of “extremely violent” youths unmasked by Zurich police
GenevaLunch News ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A Zurich police investigation that began in December 2011 into a series of holdups and violent attacks on 38 people that left 14 with injuries has resulted in a...
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