Ignaz Walker was at large for a year after he was released from custody at the end of September 2015. He had spent over four years behind bars for allegedly shooting a Dutchman and hiring a hitman to kill his wife. The media subsequently uncovered inconsistencies in the justice system, the case triggered a veritable judicial scandal in tranquil Uri, and in the end Iganz Walker was partially acquitted and released from prison.

The story took an unexpected turn this week - because Ignaz Walker broke into a bike store in Schenkon together with a 25-year-old from Lucerne. The police later found the two in the getaway vehicle and took them into custody. According to the Luzerner Zeitung, Walker is said to have confessed. As ludicrous as Walker's behavior may seem, the loot was small: the police were able to recover three stolen bicycles in a rented van with a stolen license plate. In many other cases, bike stores were effectively emptied - without the police being able to track down the perpetrators.

Walker's bike store burglary will probably be remembered as an anecdote due to the small haul and the great media attention. Much more relevant, however, is the unsolved problem of the many and regular burglaries in bike stores, some of which result in considerable loot. Bike stores are and remain an interesting target for thieves - a fact that Ignaz Walker was apparently also unable to resist.

Further details on the case in the Luzerner Zeitung report:
http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/zentralschweiz/uri/Ignaz-Walker-erneut-in-Untersuchungshaft

TV report by Rundschau (SRF) on Walker's possible judicial scandal