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Homeless Man Found Renovating Shuttered Lodge Near Lehrte Faces Police Probe

He was released on a security deposit with a reporting obligation to police.

Overview

  • Officers discovered the 36-year-old painting a wall inside the long-closed Naturfreundehaus Grafhorn and arrested him.
  • Authorities are investigating alleged trespass, property damage, and unlawful use of electricity.
  • A 20-year-old neighbor alerted site operator Christian Helmreich, whose call led to the police response.
  • Helmreich said the man vacuumed, swept, cleaned a toilet room, moved old mattresses, and boarded a broken window, and he reported no major damage.
  • The building has stood largely unused since on-site hospitality ended in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.