GPS transmitters convict e-bike thief: 32-year-old in custody

Thanks to live location using a GPS transmitter, the police quickly hunted down a suspected e-bike thief.

When the officials wanted to record the theft of the several thousand euros expensive bicycles in Münster, the 58-year-old owner suddenly noticed movement on her app, which shows the location of the bicycles using satellite tracking, a police spokeswoman reported on Tuesday.

Münster / Marl - Without further ado, the woman in the company car was allowed to pursue the police with the police.

A few hours after the fact, they caught up with the alleged thief on Autobahn 43 near Marl.

According to the investigations, the 32-year-old was already on the way to the Ruhr area to sell the bicycles when he was arrested.

A judge issued an arrest warrant against him last Friday.

dpa