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Spectacular video from Göttingen: Passersby overwhelm jewel thief - 100,000 euros loot

2020-03-29T10:54:30.852Z


Witnesses held a man in Göttingen until the police arrived. The 22-year-old wanted to rob a jeweler - witnesses post a video on YouTube that supposedly shows the deed


Witnesses held a man in Göttingen until the police arrived. The 22-year-old wanted to rob a jeweler - witnesses post a video on YouTube that supposedly shows the deed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbTqZCf6W10

  • Witnesses detained a suspected burglar in Göttingen .
  • Spectacular video indeed published on YouTube .
  • Suspected burglars are stopped by passers-by

A brazen jewel thief cleared out a jewelry store in Göttingen on Friday evening (March 27th, 2020). What the perpetrator did not suspect: apparently he was also filmed during the crime. An alleged video of the crime has appeared on the YouTube video platform . The spectacular recordings show how passersby pose and overwhelm the thief.

Burglary in Göttingen: Jewel thief steals jewelry worth around 100,000 euros

According to the police , the young man from the Northeim district, with a roughly 30 kilogram heavy concrete fence foot, threw in the window of a jewelry store on Weender Strasse in Göttingen at around 9.40 p.m. and then used the display.

He stowed the loot, high-quality jewelry and wristwatches in an estimated total value of probably 100,000 euros in a large sack.

Burglary in Göttingen: Jewel thief is stopped by passers-by

When the glazing of the jewelry store in Göttingen was broken, it caused a loud clink. As a result, several residents and passers-by became aware of the crime independently of one another. While the alleged burglar was busy digging into the jewelry store, some of the witnesses ran to the crime scene in Weender Strasse in Göttingen .

Together, several men finally managed to wrestle the 22-year-old to the ground and fix it until the alarmed police arrive. According to the information available so far, no witness was injured.

The officers took the alleged burglar to the police station. He was probably under the influence of alcohol and drugs. After taking a blood sample, the 22-year-old, who had broken into a jewelry store in downtown Göttingen , was taken to a psychiatric clinic due to behavioral problems.

The 22-year-old is "known to the police". The investigation in this case is ongoing, officials said.

Burglary in Göttingen: residents film the deed

An amateur video of the break-in in Göttingen has now appeared on the YouTube internet platform. Witnesses filmed the crime here, and you can also see how the alleged burglar in Göttingen is stopped by passers-by. However, there is currently no confirmation from the authorities whether the YouTube video really shows the robbery in question.

However, there is confirmation of the authenticity of the video on Facebook : Here the affected jeweler from Göttingen thanks the civil courage of the passers-by - he published a photo that fits the business in the video.

It was only in February of this year that there was a curious slump in Kassel. Here thieves let thieves take 200 kilos of sausage with them.

Another unusual theft recently occurred in Würselen in North Rhine-Westphalia. Thieves were aiming for something everyday but still important at the moment.

By Bernd Schlegel and Helena Gries

Source: merkur

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