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Shoe thief reveals herself: Forgot insoles with name!
A 45-year-old woman steals shoes in Bad Kötzting and reveals herself with her insoles. Quick police work clears the case.
Shoe thief reveals herself: Forgot insoles with name!
In Bad Kötzting, in the picturesque Cham district, a strange incident is causing a stir. On Friday, June 20, 2025, a 45-year-old vacationer stole a pair of shoes in an unusual way. She visited a shoe store and exchanged her old shoes for a new pair without paying a cent. However, her ruse quickly became her own misfortune because she had forgotten her insoles with her name in her old shoes, which led to a quick investigation by the police. The theft was only discovered four days later, on June 24, when the sellers became aware of the missing shoes after the old goods were left in the box of the new ones.
The perpetrator's actions caused a stir in the region. She slipped straight into the new shoes and left the store, leaving the old ones behind. The forgotten detail about the insoles quickly turned out to be her Achilles heel. Thanks to this negligence, the police in Bad Kötzting were able to quickly investigate and identify the 45-year-old, which met with astonishment among the public because it was so easy to give yourself away.
A look at shoplifting
As EHI reports, the phenomenon of shoplifting has increased in recent years. The total number of thefts increased by 23.6 percent to 426,096 cases, with an average loss value of 117 euros per theft. Around 24 million thefts go undetected every year. This alarming trend affects numerous sales sectors, including groceries, drugstores and clothing stores.
The question remains why such careless methods as those used by the presumably shy deposit thief from Baden continue to occur. At a time when retail is under pressure, one would expect criminals to act more creatively to avoid attracting attention. However, such incidents help to make the problem and the associated financial losses for businesses more visible.
Finally, it remains to be said that you can feel safe in your own four walls - the insoles in your shoes sometimes turn out to be more valuable than you think. And who knows, maybe this hair-raising story will soon become the material for an amusing anecdote in the pedestrian zone of Bad Kötzting.
For more information about this extraordinary situation, take a look at the reports from Mittelbayerische and Idowa.