Arrest Thief brought silverware to Bonn jeweller
Bonn · A Bonn jeweller called in police support to his shop on Saturday. A thief known to police was trying to sell stolen silverware there.
Only a few hours after police had recorded the burglary of an apartment in Kessenich on Saturday, they were able to return the loot to the apartment owner after a decisive lead from an eyewitness. According to police, a jeweller in Bonn city centre approached officers from the Gabi police station on foot patrol at around 5pm. He told the police that someone was currently in his shop offering a large amount of silverware for sale – about 20 kilogrammes in total.
The officers followed the jeweller and met an old acquaintance again in the shop. A 43-year-old man, who was already known to police for property offences and breaches of drugs laws, had carried a considerable quantity of silverware into the shop in his rucksack and a bag. When he saw the police, he threw a glove and a screwdriver to the ground and tried to explain that the silverware belonged to a relative who was currently living abroad.
The police did not believe him and, as well as a second glove, also secured a stolen mobile phone from him. This was stolen from a courier van in Bonn city centre on 8 December.
The owner of the silverware identified his valuables a short time later at the police station. According to police, they had “clearly” been stolen during the burglary that afternoon.
The 43-year-old was detained by police and later released. The public prosecutors’ office saw no grounds for detaining him in custody. Further investigations are being conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department.
Original text: Anja Wollschlaeger. Translation: kc
