Overview
- Masked intruders forced their way into a villa in Nyon and threatened occupants before coercing a family member to open a safe, the Vaud public prosecutor said.
- Multiple outlets report that Prost sustained a minor head injury during the Tuesday morning incident on May 19, though police have not named victims.
- Vaud cantonal police deployed dog units, forensic teams and a psychological support team and alerted the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security and the French Gendarmerie in a large-scale search.
- Investigators are still compiling a full inventory of stolen items and say the perpetrators have not been apprehended while some reports say suspects may have fled into France.
- Coverage places the raid within a pattern of high-value ‘‘homejackings’’ around Lake Geneva, with Swiss reporting citing about 18 similar cases in Geneva in 2025 that often target luxury watch collections.