Crime - Pursuit with police helicopter after car theft
Police in Brandenburg chased a suspected thief with a helicopter - as it later turned out, he was driving a car stolen in Thuringia. After about an hour and a half, the man was caught early Thursday evening on the highway 12 between Fürstenwalde and Briesen, the police announced on Friday. Officers initially wanted to check a conspicuous van in Fürstenwalde. The 43-year-old driver of the vehicle reportedly drove off, jumped out of the car at a parking lot and fled on foot. Using a police helicopter, the officers were able to follow the fugitive's tracks in the snow.
The man had no driver's license and said he had wanted to drive the car to Slubice in Poland for an acquaintance, according to the police. It transpired that the van had been stolen from a building site in Illmenau. After a forensic investigation, it was returned to its owner.
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- The criminal activity involved a car theft in Thuringia, leading to an intense pursuit by police in Brandenburg using a helicopter.
- The suspected thief was driving the stolen car, which had originated from a building site in Illmenau, through the area around Fürstenwalde.
- During the pursuit, the police helicopter tracked the man's movements in the snow, enabling officers to locate him on the highway 12 between Fürstenwalde and Briesen.
- The man, who had no valid driver's license, was ultimately apprehended by police and confessed to wanting to drive the car to Slubice in Poland for an acquaintance.
- The pursuit and subsequent arrest of the car thief in Thuringia's stolen vehicle marked another incident of criminality in the region of Brandenburg and its neighboring regions.
Source: www.stern.de
