Overview
- After a collision on the A4 near Frechen, officers found fuel canisters and suspected explosives in a VW Golf; bomb technicians carried out a controlled detonation and the state criminal police took over the case while suspects remain sought.
- Investigators are examining possible ties to cash-machine attacks, with reports of occupants fleeing on foot and at least two men initially detained elsewhere later ruled out as the wanted pair.
- A 74-year-old pedestrian struck by a bus in Puchheim died in hospital; prosecutors ordered a forensic reconstruction and police opened a negligent-homicide inquiry against the 47-year-old driver.
- Police in Unterföhring are pursuing four bogus ‘handymen’ who coerced an over‑80 resident into multiple cash withdrawals for a five‑figure bill, as Munich authorities also seek two suspects who stole jewelry from an Ismaning senior after posing as repairmen.
- In a separate banking fraud from 2024, Leipzig police identified a suspect who posed as a company account holder to withdraw €10,000 at Sparkasse branches, lifting the public search, while multiple truck crashes and fires on the A73, A44 and A14 triggered closures and lengthy recovery work.