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Two Men Detained After Vending Machine Is Forcibly Opened at Gräfelfing Station

Investigators secured a suspect-shot video, DNA samples and blood traces during a probe into suspected aggravated theft

Overview

  • A distress call led officers to a violently opened vending machine at Gräfelfing station around 04:45 on Wednesday, where goods appeared to have been stolen.
  • Police quickly located and detained two 19-year-old Ukrainian nationals near the scene during an immediate search of the area.
  • Officers recovered alleged stolen items from the suspects, secured a mobile-phone video of the act and found a cut on one suspect’s hand with blood traces at the scene.
  • Both men were taken to the Bundespolizei in Munich for identification procedures, breath-alcohol tests that showed 1.24‰ and 0.88‰, and DNA sampling while investigators assess the total damage.
  • The Bundespolizei is investigating on suspicion of a particularly serious theft and property damage and will use the seized digital and forensic evidence to support any formal charges.