Overview

• A 62-year-old musician from Hannover left her €80,000 violin on a Regionalbahn at Herford station on May 23 and immediately alerted authorities by dialing the emergency number.
• Bundespolizei officers boarded the RE70 in Bielefeld 15 minutes later and retrieved the instrument intact after a 14-kilometre journey.
• On May 24, a 35-year-old from Wuppertal reported a forgotten cello bow valued at €20,000, manufactured by André Vigneron, after disembarking in Rheine.
• Police found the bow in the rear carriage upon the train’s arrival at Münster Hauptbahnhof and returned it to its relieved owner.
• The swift action by the owners and Bundespolizei highlights the importance of vigilance when travelling with high-value items.