With paint on his hands to the police

He made it easy for the police: a sprayer left his backpack in Starnberg on the run and later wanted to report it to the police as stolen.

He still had paint on his hands.

Starnberg

- A young graffiti sprayer helped the police to identify him quickly.

He brought proof with him.

Witnesses had seen the youth spraying on Saturday night, he was able to escape at first - but his backpack was left with spray cans and house keys.

Police officers took the rucksack with them to the station, where a young man appeared a little later and wanted to report a rucksack as stolen.

The description matched the baggage that was seized, and the youngster still had black paint on his hands - everything was clear then.

According to the police report, the young man named a friend who had helped him with “his nightly painting work”.

The parents of the two were informed, they picked up their offspring.

The investigation is now due to damage to property.