Overview

• A 73-year-old woman in Lower Bavaria used a GPS tracker hidden in a flower bowl to trace a cemetery decoration thief.
• The tracker led police to the home of a 46-year-old suspect in Hutthurm, where stolen items were recovered.
• Police obtained a search warrant before searching the suspect’s residence, following standard legal procedures in Germany.
• The stolen flower bowl, valued at approximately €50, was returned to the woman along with other recovered items.
• Authorities are investigating the suspect’s potential involvement in earlier thefts of grave decorations in the Passau district.