Overview

• Recent days have seen several cases of 'distract-and-steal' frauds on German highways, targeting professional truck drivers during vulnerable moments.
• In Rangsdorf, thieves broke a truck's side window during a tire change, stealing valuables from the glove compartment before fleeing in a car.
• At Fichtenplan, perpetrators distracted a driver by smashing a rear light and calling him out of his vehicle, enabling the theft of a laptop.
• An attempted fraud near Königs Wusterhausen was thwarted as drivers recognized the tactic and did not leave their vehicles.
• Police emphasize the importance of driver awareness and have issued warnings about these diversion tactics, which exploit roadside maintenance stops.