Because he was only wearing a pair of underpants and a jacket tied around his head at the main train station in Halle, the police caught a suspected car thief.
The 35-year-old was approached by officials on Monday evening, said the federal police in Magdeburg.
He handed his ID to the officers - but then ran away screaming, according to the information.
Attempts to help the man were met with fierce resistance.
As a result, he was eventually overwhelmed and taken to the police station.
There the suspicion was confirmed that he had stolen a car in Bitterfeld the day before.
The police secured the car on the station forecourt.
In addition, the man's drug test was positive, it said.
He is now being investigated for, among other things, car theft.
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