Overview
- Chemnitz traffic police executed a judicial search in Thum on September 11 and impounded a Mercedes Vito wrapped to resemble a patrol car with the word “FOLIZEI.”
- Officers removed the vehicle from public roads and seized LED blue lights along with a company mobile phone and laptop as potential evidence.
- Police say the design was intended to look like a genuine patrol car, noting that some observers initially mistook the vehicle for an official unit.
- The owner, 36-year-old vehicle-wrapping entrepreneur Robert Hermanns, had promoted the design on social media and now disputes wrongdoing, saying he avoided official colors.
- The action follows a July 6, 2024 seizure of a different police-look vehicle linked to the same owner, and the investigation for suspected Amtsanmaßung remains ongoing.