After a dispute over the mask requirement at a rest area in Upper Franconia, a Berliner drove away without paying the fuel bill.
The seller had previously asked the 61-year-old to wear her mask several times, as the police announced on Wednesday.
Berg - According to the information, the driver also wanted to buy a snack on Tuesday at the Frankenwald-West rest area on the A9 near Berg (Hof district).
She claimed to have a certificate but did not show it.
Out of annoyance, the woman did not want to pay the fuel bill of 54 euros - and she was gone.
Two civil patrols stopped the fugitive on the autobahn near Helmbrechts.
The woman yelled at the officers and initially refused to give her data.
She did not show the alleged certificate to the officers either.
According to the police, in addition to a criminal complaint for fuel fraud, she expects a complaint for violating the Infection Protection Ordinance.
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