Swiss village will subsidise burglar alarms for all of its 1,200 residents after a spate of break-ins it blames on thieves crossing the nearby French border The northwestern village of Boncourt is less than a mile from the French border Robberies in the village have been on the rise since 2016, prompting the move Boncourt's former mayor said the offences were a result of the 'border effect'
By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline
Published: 17:05 BST, 19 April 2019 | Updated: 17:05 BST, 19 April 2019
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A Swiss village on the French border has become the first in the country to subsidise burglar alarms for all of its 1,200 residents after a spike in break-ins.
The small northwestern village of Boncourt decided a to hire a security company to patrol the streets at night a few years ago while also calling for local
