The man, a Romanian in his early 20s, took a phone left at a shop in central Geneva for repair, but in his haste to get away he left his own phone behind, local police said.
The shop owner had identified the thief from pictures found on his phone, allowing officers to spot him sitting at an outdoor cafe on Wednesday.
The man, who was also suspected of being in Switzerland illegally, has denied any wrongdoing, police said.
CRIME
Geneva phone thief caught by selfies
A man who stole a mobile phone at a Geneva shop was caught after police identified him from pictures on his own mobile phone, which he left at the scene.
Published: 3 July 2014 19:47 CEST
Photo: Matt Kieffer
CRIME
Swiss probing 11-year-old over Islamist posts: media
Swiss police are investigating an 11-year-old boy believed to have been radicalised by Islamic extremists -- the youngest person ever to be involved in such a case in Switzerland, media reported Friday.
Published: 7 September 2024 08:35 CEST
Swiss broadcasters RTS and SRF reported that police in the southern Swiss canton of Wallis had questioned the boy in June.
He was questioned in connection with “racist and discriminatory content” posted on social media, they said, citing the cantonal juvenile court.
The child reportedly admitted to having had contact with people involved in extremist movements abroad.
The court had not identified the extremist movements in question, but RTS and SRF said they had obtained information indicating they were Islamist and Jihadist groups.
Prior to this case, Islamist extremist cases on record in Switzerland have never involved anyone younger than 14, the broadcasters reported.
Wallis authorities have reportedly opened a juvenile case against the child, whose nationality was not divulged.
The juvenile court had stressed that the level of radicalisation had yet to be established and that the boy enjoyed the presumption of innocence.
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