Wrong police officers caught: fraudsters in Bayreuth behind bars!

Wrong police officers caught: fraudsters in Bayreuth behind bars!

The Bayreuth criminal police arrested two men aged 24 and 27 on Tuesday who are suspected of having pretended to be the wrong police officer in May 2023 and captured several thousand euros. The men who come from Upper Franconia had brought a 76-year-old senior citizen to her saved by a fraud knitting by powers that their valuables were in danger and would have to be handed over to safety.

In a large -scale search campaign in Bamberg, a sharp firearm, various narcotics and counterfeit money were also ensured. The investigators confirm that the drugs in particular are assigned to the 24-year-old suspect. The arrest warrants against the men were confirmed by a judge immediately after their arrest, and they are already in different correctional facilities. The criminal police continue to examine the seized evidence to clarify further acts.