Backpack thief in Neumünster caught: police in action!

Backpack thief in Neumünster caught: police in action!

Holsten Galerie, Neumünster, Deutschland - on April 7, 2025, at 12:50 p.m., the police in Neumünster grabbed a 35-year-old man of Algerian origin in a fresh act: he tried to open the backpack of a 45-year-old woman in the entrance area of the Holsten Gallery! Civilian civil servants of the focal point service were in action and immediately intervened, so that the injured party retained their wallet with cash, bank card and ID documents.

The perpetrator, who was already known to the police, was arrested on site and brought to the police custody of the 1st police station. The investigation by the criminal police led to a rapid trial the next day: the district court in Neumünster sentenced the man to four months in prison. A rapidly determined end for a brazen attack!