19-year-old caught red-handed breaking into cash register in St Gallen
A 19-year-old Swiss national was apprehended shortly after 4.15 a.m. at Alte Landstrasse while breaking into a cash register. Cantonal police and customs officers arrested him following an attempted escape.
Burglary in St Gallen: young Swiss national arrested after escape attempt
According to Google News CH — Crime (de), shortly after 4.15 a.m., the St Gallen emergency services and incident control centre received a report that something suspicious was taking place at Alte Landstrasse. The tip indicated a burglary in progress.
Several patrols from the St Gallen Cantonal Police and a patrol from the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security responded immediately. At the scene, they found a 19-year-old man who was breaking into a cash register in the external area of the business.
When the man noticed the emergency services personnel, he attempted to flee. However, he was stopped and arrested. The detained man is a Swiss citizen. The Cantonal Police are now investigating at the instigation of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Canton St Gallen.
Source: Google News CH — Crime (de)