Overview

• At about 14:20 in a Kaiserslautern supermarket at Stiftsplatz, a security guard confronted two men seen hiding refrigerated goods before a third man intervened, a scuffle ensued, and a Christstollen was thrown at the guard as the trio fled.
• No detailed suspect descriptions are available; police are seeking witnesses via Polizeiinspektion 1 at 0631 369-14199.
• In a separate case around 17:00 at a Kaufland in Duisburg-Kaßlerfeld, a store detective spotted two men loading coffee beans into a trolley and leaving the checkout area without paying, prompting a police response.
• Officers checked the suspects’ identities, ages 34 and 48, noted both lacked fixed residence, and arrested the 48-year-old on an outstanding theft warrant.
• Prosecutors initiated accelerated proceedings for the other suspect, a measure used frequently in theft cases.