After a robbery on a pharmacy in Kappel-Grafenhausen (Ortenaukreis) and a wild chase, the police caught the alleged perpetrator. According to the investigators, the 37-year-old threatened the pharmacy's employees with a pistol on Friday afternoon and had the contents of the cash register given to them. When the robber escaped with a car, an employee noted the vehicle type and part of the license plate number with her presence of mind.
Kappel-Grafenhausen - During the search, a patrol from the Freiburg traffic police discovered the car at the Freiburg-Mitte motorway exit on the A5 and started the pursuit, the Offenburg police headquarters announced on Saturday.
As a result, the wanted accelerated up to 200 kilometers per hour and sped several times on the hard shoulder southwards.
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Followed by several patrol cars, the 37-year-old finally crashed into the guardrail near Efringen-Kirchen (Lörrach district) and was arrested.
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