A net employee gets in the way of a getaway car – the thief steps on the gas
Created: 01/05/2023, 2:45 p.m
Dramatic scenes at a net market in Lüdenscheid.
An employee stands in the way of the getaway car.
The caught thief accelerates.
As the police announced in Märkisches, the incident happened on Wednesday morning in the Netto market on Vogelberger Weg in the immediate vicinity of the designated A45 detour.
Previously unknown perpetrators first tried to steal food from a supermarket and then almost killed an employee while trying to escape.
He was only able to save himself with a courageous jump to the side, but was still touched by the getaway car.
Robbery theft in the net market in Lüdenscheid
According to the police report, the strangers entered the Netto market on Vogelberger Weg around 10 a.m.
An employee observed the two men stealing and spoke to them.
One then fled on foot via Lennestraße in the direction of Altenaer Straße.
The second got into a car - an Opel Vectra with a foreign number plate - and drove off.
The employee tried to stop the Opel, but finally had to dodge, as the police write.
He was touched on the arm by the exterior mirror, but remained unharmed, reports come-on.de.
Netto-Markt is located directly at the A45 detour
The perpetrators left behind a backpack and the loot.
Police officers secured him and have so far searched for the fugitives without success.
The police are investigating coercion and theft and are looking for witnesses who can contact the police station in Lüdenscheid on Tel. 02351/90990.
The scene of the crime is in the immediate vicinity of the A45 diversion route, so the escape and the vehicle should not have gone unnoticed.
Theft in the net market: the police published a description of the perpetrator
The police also released a description of the perpetrator.
First person: male, approx. 1.70-1.75m tall, strong build, dark hair, black parka, black trousers, dark 3-day beard.
Second person: male, approx. 1.70-1.75m tall, slightly reddish hair, slim build, blue eyes, red parka.
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Only the police were able to calm the angry couple.
