Caution, Wetzlar! Trickdieb disguised himself as a craftsman in the rabbit path!

Caution, Wetzlar! Trickdieb disguised himself as a craftsman in the rabbit path!

in Wetzlar on Monday, April 28, 2025, a brazen trick theft. A senior woman was attacked by a false craftsman in her apartment building on Hasenpfad. The perpetrator, who is described as very strong and about 180 cm tall, came into the apartment at around 2:00 p.m. under the pretext of checking water pipes due to an alleged break. While the woman reached into her wallet to change money, the stranger took the opportunity and steel her wallet with cash and cards worth around 150 euros. The Wetzlar police are looking for witnesses who have seen the man.

In addition, an accident occurred on Friday, April 25, 2025, an accident in the Lidl parking lot at Hörnsheimer Eck, in which a stranger damaged a parked gray A-Class Benz and then fled. The property damage incurred amounts to 1,500 euros. The Wetzlar police station accepts information. On the same evening, a Honda driver on the L3376 had to move from Bechlingen towards Breitenbach to avoid an oncoming white vehicle, which led to the destruction of both tires and caused 1,000 euros in property damage.