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Safety and crime

Checks, accidents, investigations and public safety across Ticino and the border provinces.

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259 articles on safety and crime, newest first.

• Lugano, asphalt works: construction site on Thursday in Via Alla Bozzoreda

  The asphalt works in Via Alla Bozzoreda in Lugano will be contained to a single cycle at night between 8.00 pm on Thursday 30 July and 5.00 am on Friday 31 July.

• Constellation Inquiry: Missing Official Documents

  The 2015 folders on the works at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana are gone. The point about the investigation and the documentary implications.

• Border crossers in Ticino: flows, mobility and areas of origin

  One out of two border crossers arrives from Como. Analysis of the flows, destinations and use of the car based on the survey of the Department of the territory.

• Illicit use of ATMs: trial in Varese and implications

  A woman accused of improper use of a neighbor's ATM: trial started on June 29 with purchases of less than 300 euros.

• Hoval: Job Opportunities in Ticino for Cross-Border Workers

  Hoval is seeking personnel in Ticino. Opportunities for Italian cross-border workers. Details on the application process and practical implications.

• Oppose Ffs Cargo Disassembly in Ticino

  The No Ffs Cargo Disassembly Committee presents its proposals for Ticino.

• Luido Bernasconi trial begins

  The trial of Luido Bernasconi, former director of RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, has started.

• Migrant Trafficking Between Varese and Ticino

  Joint operation between Italy and Switzerland leads to the arrest of eight people accused of running a criminal organization that facilitated the illegal immigration of Turkish citizens into Europe.

• Chiasso: protest against FFS Cargo driver depot cuts

  Committee and workers ready to mobilize after FFS announces further cuts to the Chiasso driver depot.

• Three more arrests in Enzo Ambrosino's murder case

  New developments in the investigation into Enzo Ambrosino's murder in Induno Olona. Three people arrested and a horse put down in Castelveccana.

• Drug raid in the woods: three arrested in Turate

  Como police arrested three irregular Moroccans for drug dealing in the territory of Turate. Drugs and a machete were seized.

• Road accident between Cittiglio and Laveno: car and motorcycle involved

  Two people injured in an accident between a car and a motorcycle on the provincial road between Cittiglio and Laveno Mombello on the evening of May 8, 2026.

• 32-year-old Swiss woman seriously injured in wingsuit accident in Austria

  A 32-year-old Swiss citizen was seriously injured in a wingsuit accident in Hohenems, Austria, during a flight with 15 jumpers.

• Vedeggio municipalities take first step towards merger

  Bedano, Cadempino, Gravesano and Lamone submit formal request to State Council for aggregation study. Goal: shared project by spring 2028.

• VIP broker trial: clash over kickbacks and conflict of interest

  Second day of hearings for a 53-year-old accused of million-dollar damages. Over 5 years of investigation.

• Fedpol officer arrested for leaking info to mafia for 100k CHF

  A Swiss Federal Security Service commissioner was arrested for passing confidential information to a mafia organization.

• Investigation into two federal judges: implications for Ticino

  Two external experts are investigating the relationship between Beatrice van de Graaf and Yves Donzallaz of the Federal Court.

• Discontent in Cantonal Police: Independent Audit Begins

  72% of officers considered leaving the Cantonal Police. Independent audit underway.

• Seizing mafia assets in Switzerland: radical proposal

  Proposal for preventive seizure of mafia assets in Switzerland, as in Italy. Arrest of a Federal Police officer.

• Drug dealing in Busto: 18,617.60 euros seized in cash

  The State Police of Busto Arsizio arrested two foreign citizens with 18,617.60 euros in cash and drugs hidden in their home.

• ECHR condemns Switzerland over protest rights

  The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for violating the freedom of assembly and association of a protest organiser.

• Gavirate: crash in northern lakeside area, man injured

  A road accident in Gavirate, Varese, involves a cross-border worker. Here's what to know about assistance and procedures.

• ECHR condemns Switzerland for violating protester's rights

  The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for violating the freedom of assembly and association of a protest organizer.

• ECHR condemns Switzerland for violating freedom of assembly

  The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for violating the freedom of assembly during a demonstration in Geneva in 2019.