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Woman Arrested After Pickpocketing 86-Year-Old in Fürth Underpass

A passerby was bitten during the struggle to detain the suspect.

Overview

  • The incident occurred Saturday around 3 p.m. in the railway underpass on Höfener Straße in Fürth.
  • According to police, a 42-year-old woman approached the man while begging with a plastic cup and took his wallet from his jacket.
  • A 42-year-old passerby and his 46-year-old wife confronted the suspect, who returned the wallet but had already removed the cash.
  • When challenged, the woman discarded the money, tried to flee, and bit the male helper in the hand.
  • A patrol from Polizeiinspektion Nürnberg-West arrested the suspect shortly afterward, and she is under investigation for theft and bodily harm.