An unsuccessful shoplifter was caught by the police while attempting to escape using an electric hospital elevator.
The man had previously tried to steal two pairs of shoes in a shop in Neuwied, the police said on Wednesday.
An alarm system frightened the man in his act on Tuesday so that he dropped the stolen goods.
Neuwied - When an employee became aware of the situation and called the police, the man escaped with a hospital elevator that was no more than six kilometers per hour, as it was called.
However, the police stopped him.
The man is now being investigated.
dpa
