Elbe-Elster County - Police officer suffers injury during verification of stolen vehicle.
After that, a 47-year-old man was taken into custody by the cops. The spokesperson mentioned that the vehicle was initially stolen in Thuringia. The officer who got hurt had to retire from his job and receive medical attention.
Not long after, cops from Saxony and Brandenburg pulled over another vehicle at the Cottbus-West autobahn off-ramp. This car was reported stolen in Hesse earlier. They apprehended the 16-year-old driver. Both cars are now secure. The spokesperson is looking into the potential link between these two events.
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The traffic in the County of Elbe-Elster was disrupted due to the investigation of the stolen car incident. The police departments from various regions, including Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg, are consistently working to combat crime related to car theft. The 16-year-old driver, arrested in Cottbus, now faces charges related to the stolen vehicle in Hesse. The police force in Thuringia is cooperating with their counterparts in other counties to determine if there's a broader criminal network.
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