Spate of GPS thefts from Swiss tractors

Organised gangs are targeting GPS systems fitted to tractors and combine harvesters, leading to a surge of thefts in Switzerland. In the canton of Vaud alone, 20 cases have already been recorded in 2026 – a staggering increase compared with the average of two to six thefts per year recorded between 2021 and 2025, the SonntagsBlick reports. But the problem does not stop at the Vaud border. In the canton of Bern the police have reported a spate of incidents over the last two months. Even in…