Witzenhausen - Police pursue car thieves and shoot at tires
During the pursuit of suspected car thieves on Tuesday night, police in the Werra-Meißner district shot at the tires of the car. No people were injured, according to the public prosecutor's office in Kassel and the police in Eschwege. Initially, the vehicle, which had been reported stolen, was to be checked in Hannoversch Münden in Lower Saxony, but the 21-year-old driver drove off. In Witzenhausen, the driver drove towards the officers, who shot the tires. Afterwards, the fleeing officers stopped the car near Neu-Eichenberg and the driver and his 17-year-old co-driver were arrested.
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The suspected car thieves were initially aimed at Hannoversch Münden in Hesse's neighboring state, Lower Saxony. The pursue continued in the Werra-Meißner district, a region in Northern Hesse. The public prosecutor's office in Cassel, the capital of Hesse, will likely be involved in the case due to the criminality involved. Another incident of vehicle pursuit was reported in Eschwege, a city not far from Witzenhausen. The police in both cities worked together during the chase. Despite the intense pursuit and tire shooting, the car managed to stop near Neu-Eichenberg, a town in the Eschwege district.
Source: www.stern.de
