Tourists in Berlin Chase Down Fake Police Officers After Theft
Two tourists pursued and apprehended impostors posing as police officers in a high-speed chase that caused multiple accidents before real authorities intervened.
- Two men posing as police officers in Berlin scammed two tourists out of a large sum of cash on a supermarket parking lot in Biesdorf.
- The scammers accused the tourists of a drug offense, demanded identification, and stole the cash after the tourists complied.
- The tourists pursued the suspects' vehicle in their own car, leading to a dangerous chase through Berlin, with both vehicles driving into oncoming traffic.
- The chase ended in Karlshorst when the tourists rammed the suspects' car, causing additional collisions and a physical altercation that was halted by an off-duty police officer.
- The suspects, aged 38 and 48, were arrested; one was hospitalized, and both face charges, with the older suspect also lacking a valid driver's license.
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