Curious thief steals around 70 e-bikes and 80 batteries
Officers had initially observed the 60-year-old in the act as he tried to pry various e-bike batteries from parked bicycles with a screwdriver. After the theft, the man from Münster took the loot to an adjacent bush and hid it under leaves and earth. The police arrested the 60-year-old.
In the immediate vicinity, the officers discovered 16 more buried batteries. When searching the suspect, the police also found other tools and a screwdriver - the tool used in the theft - in his pockets, as well as two more e-bike batteries in his bike trailer. The accompanying bicycle was reported stolen at the end of September. The officers also took two handwritten notes from the accused's wallet on which he had recorded "crime scenes and loot". According to these notes, in addition to the batteries, he also stole various bicycles and front tires in Münster. The police confiscated the batteries, the bicycle and the tools.
During the subsequent house search, the officers came across additional stolen goods that far exceeded the 60-year-old's notes. They seized 67 other stolen two-wheelers - mainly e-bikes - and around 80 e-bike batteries from the rooms and garden. The investigation is ongoing, according to the police in Münster.
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