Pedelec thieves caught in the act: Police hold suspects in Cloppenburg!

Pedelec thieves caught in the act: Police hold suspects in Cloppenburg!

Eschstraße, 49661 Cloppenburg, Deutschland - Cloppenburg/Vechta (ots)

On Friday evening, November 8, 2024, the downtown Cloppenburg was transformed into a crime scene scenario! At 11:12 p.m., a 31-year-old citizen reported the shocking theft of his closed pedelec. The special? His bike was equipped with a GPS tracker. A decisive advantage that started the investigation!

just a short time later, around 00:29, the police were informed of three more Pedelec thefts in Eschstrasse. Reinforced police forces were immediately mobilized to search for the unscrupulous perpetrators. The hope of a quick solution grew when the officers more than an hour later, around 01:56 a.m., discovered suspicious pedelecs in a bush on the Brandstrasse - a golden opportunity!

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While the police secured the stolen bicycles, a 26-year-old man noticed them who stepped into the bushes. This suspect, who supposedly does not have a permanent residence in Germany and carried alleged thief tools, was arrested immediately! The investigation into band theft was opened.

After an in -depth examination and the determination of all circumstances, the man was released in the afternoon of November 9, 2024. But the hunt for other possible accomplices and the background of the thefts continue! Tension lies in the air while the police in Cloppenburg does not let go!