Notes on the service and on filing a complaint in Switzerland.
The stand is empty. The lock is cut, or there is nothing left where you left the bicycle or the scooter. Before any steps, precise notes help more than a vague account. Criminal law is federal : it is the same in every canton.
The parking space is empty. Before concluding it is theft, rule out towing, an internal move or the pound. If the vehicle is gone, tell the police (117 in an emergency) and then your insurer. Criminal law is federal. The…
Many people look for a “main courante” after a theft or damage. The word comes from French procedure. The Swiss Criminal Procedure Code does not know that institution. What exists is a report (dénonciation) or a complaint…
Most thefts in Switzerland have no three-month deadline to report them to the police. That limit applies only when the offence is prosecuted on complaint, and it starts the day you know the offender, not the day of the theft…