A man was arrested in Germany after stealing a car in which was a disabled child, police officers from Bas-Rhin announced on Tuesday February 14, who participated in a chase with their German counterparts.
This Monday afternoon, witnesses saw a man steal a BMW registered in France and parked near the station of Kehl, a German city near Strasbourg.
Particularity: the presence in the car "
of an 11-year-old girl with a disability that the mother had left alone for a short time
", the keys remaining in the car, explained the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) of the Bas-Rhin in a press release.
Turkish national
The information transmitted to the German police was immediately passed on to the French police.
They spotted the vehicle in Strasbourg heading towards Germany, and transmitted their information "
in real time
" to their colleagues, allowing the arrest of the man on the other side of the Rhine.
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This 44-year-old Turkish national residing in France, "
perhaps under the influence of narcotics
", was arrested by German police in Kappel-Grafenhausen, Offenburg police said in a statement.
According to the first elements of the investigation carried out by German judicial police officers, his motive is "
probably the theft of the car
".
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The French police clarified that it is a "
multi-recidivist, both in France and in Germany
".
During his escape, which lasted a little less than an hour, the driver "
collided into nearly fifteen moving vehicles without causing any injuries
".
The child was "
found safe and sound although shocked
", the DDSP welcoming the "
perfect collaboration between the two police forces, which undoubtedly made it possible, in record time, to avoid the worst
".
