Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Passerby's Bicycle Helps Policewoman Catch Suspected Shoplifter in Lower Saxony

Police cite community assistance as decisive in a brief chase in Stuhr-Brinkum.

Overview

  • Early Saturday afternoon at Ochtum-Park in Stuhr-Brinkum, a man reportedly put on several jackets and left without paying.
  • A witness followed the suspect, provided a description, and guided responding officers to his direction of travel.
  • A policewoman spotted the man near Bundesstraße 6, began a foot pursuit, and used a passerby’s loaned bicycle to catch up.
  • The arrest took place on a bakery parking lot on Bremer Straße, and the man, reported to be 31, was taken to the police station.
  • Police in Diepholz released the account on Monday and said the bicycle was returned to its owner.