Wiesbaden - Caught thief sprays store detective with pepper spray
A 31-year-old man attacked a store detective in Wiesbaden after a failed theft attempt. This was reported by the police on Thursday. The 26-year-old had observed the suspected thief on Wednesday evening as he tried to leave a supermarket in Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt with goods worth almost 500 euros without paying for them. When she tried to stop him from stealing, the 31-year-old man tried to hit her and then sprayed her with pepper spray. Nevertheless, with the help of a witness, the store detective managed to detain the thief until the police arrived.
Rescue workers treated the woman injured in the face by the pepper spray on the spot, according to a police spokeswoman on Thursday. The goods that the man wanted to steal included clothing, alcohol and printing materials.
Police report
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In response to the pepper spray incident, authorities in Hesse are now considering strengthening the safety measures for store detectives in Wiesbaden. Despite the use of pepper spray by the criminal, the police were able to apprehend the 31-year-old man involved in the criminality at the Wiesbaden supermarket.
Source: www.stern.de
