Overview

• In the Nuremberg area, a 63-year-old taxi driver alerted police after suspecting his passenger was a courier in a call-center scam.
• Officers coordinated units from Roth, Feucht and Schwabach to stop the taxi at a southern Nuremberg gas station, finding cash and jewelry worth over €80,000.
• A 27-year-old suspect was arrested, the Nuremberg-Fürth prosecutor sought a warrant, and a judge ordered pretrial detention.
• Investigators identified a 79-year-old victim in Schwanstetten who had handed over valuables after a false claim that her son caused a serious accident.
• In a separate case in Schwäbisch Gmünd, a 57-year-old taxi driver convinced a distressed woman to go to police instead of the bank, preventing a loss.