Jewellery shop in Bayreuth robbed – two suspects arrested
In Bayreuth, three burglars drove a car into a jewellery shop and stole valuable items. Two suspects have been arrested, while one remains at large.
Search for third suspect underway
At around 3.40 a.m., unknown perpetrators rammed a black Mercedes into a jeweller's shop on Carl-Schüller-Straße in Bayreuth. According to infranken.de, three people stole several valuable items from the shop. Residents heard loud noises and triggered an alarm.
The burglars fled in a grey Mercedes A-Class. A police patrol spotted the vehicle on the A9 heading south and gave chase. At the Weidensees junction, the suspects exited the motorway.
At a wooded area, they abandoned the getaway vehicle and continued on foot. Police spokesman Christian Raithel said that two of the three suspects have now been arrested. The third suspect remains at large.
Upper Franconia police deployed several patrols, a police helicopter, police dogs and drone operators to search for the suspect. The search is concentrated on the Weidensees area and Bayreuth city limits. Bayreuth criminal police have taken over the investigation.
The Upper Franconia police headquarters warned the local population not to pick up hitchhikers and to report suspicious persons immediately via the police emergency number 110. According to current assessment, there is no danger to the public.
Witnesses to the break-in or the escape are asked to contact Bayreuth criminal police on 0921/5060. Information about which items exactly were stolen was not initially available to police.
Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)