Crime - Police put a stop to car thieves
The public prosecutor's office in Stralsund has brought charges against two men for serious car theft. The two men, aged 31 and 27, are suspected of stealing cars in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg, Nordrhine-Westphalia, and Lower Saxony since May 2022, intending to sell them as a whole or in parts in Poland. The 31-year-old is charged with 22 cases, and the 27-year-old with five cases. The damage incurred amounts to approximately 190,000 Euro.
Both suspects are in custody. The main public prosecutor's office in Stralsund filed the indictment at the Regional Court in Schwerin. In case of conviction, the offenders face long prison sentences. The 31-year-old is considered the main suspect and head of the gang. A total of seven members of this gang were arrested in Germany and Poland.
Press release
- The men accused of leading a gang theft across multiple regions in Germany and neighboring countries are currently in custody in Stralsund.
- The public prosecutor's office in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern filed an indictment against these men at the Regional Court in Schwerin.
- The suspected gang theft has resulted in approximately 190,000 Euro worth of damage to cars in Stralsund, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg, Nordrhine-Westphalia, and Lower Saxony.
- The 31-year-old man is alleged to be the main suspect and head of this gang theft organization.
- Recently, a total of seven individuals associated with this gang theft have been arrested in Germany and Poland.
- The proceedings against the two men in the Regional Court of Schwerin may lead to long prison sentences if they are found guilty.
- The stolen cars were believed to be intended for sale, either as whole vehicles or in dismantled parts, in Poland.
