Curious theft - Senior tries to steal several watermelons from the field
More than two dozen watermelons had a Senior tried, from a field in Osterhofen (Deggendorf District), to steal. The farmer had first noticed the parked car and then the 86-year-old at the loading of his watermelons, as the police reported. When he subsequently confronted the man on Monday, the Senior cursed at the farmer.
When the police arrived, it became clear how many fruits the man had wanted to steal: More than 30 watermelons were in his car. The 86-year-old must now answer for this, among other things, theft and cursing.
- Despite the investigation in Lower Bavaria's District of Deggendorf, the reason behind the elderly man's unusual interest in watermelons from Osterhofen remained a curiosity for the local community.
- The theft of watermelons from the field in Osterhofen, Bavaria, has sparked a new wave of security measures in the Deggendorf District, alarming local farmers.
- The Bavarian Police are now investigating whether the Senior's car has any connection to a series of watermelon thefts that have been reported in the Deggendorf District in recent weeks.
- The local Osterhofen Police Department shared the news of the elderly man's arrest with a cautionary note: although it's a summer treat, stealing watermelons is considered a crime under Bavarian law.
- Amidst the laughter among the officers at the Deggendorf District Police Station, the subject of the Senior's unusual choice of loot - watermelons - gave a new twist to their daily crime reports.
