Wrong policeman caught in Coesfeld: 73-year-old remains suspicious!

Police Coesfeld arrested 18-year-old fraudsters, who pretended to be a police officer thanks to an attentive note from a senior citizen.
Police Coesfeld arrested 18-year-old fraudsters, who pretended to be a police officer thanks to an attentive note from a senior citizen. (Symbolbild/NAGW)

Wrong policeman caught in Coesfeld: 73-year-old remains suspicious!

The police in the Coesfeld district strike again! An 18-year-old man from Herford was arrested after spending the wrong police officer. The criminal machinations started when he contacted a 73-year-old woman from Coesfeld by phone. Under the pretext of moving them to publish their valuables, the fraudsters tried to pull through their brazen stitch.

But the clever tactics of the police proved themselves! The woman was not wrong and immediately informed the real police officers who were nearby. When the fraudster appeared for the planned collection of the valuables, the police were ready and grabbed him in flagrant delico. After a short police operation, the young man was temporarily released, but the investigation continues and criminal proceedings are imminent. So it remains exciting!

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OrtCoesfeld, Deutschland