Theft at the train station: Federal Police arrested perpetrators in Berlin-Westend

Die Bundespolizei hat in der Nacht zu Sonntag einen 48-jährigen Mann aus Bangladesch vorläufig festgenommen, der einem schlafenden Reisenden am Bahnhof Berlin-Messe Nord/ICC das Portemonnaie und das Mobiltelefon gestohlen hatte. Der Täter, bereits polizeilich bekannt, wurde in Untersuchungshaft genommen. Erfahren Sie mehr über diesen besonders schweren Diebstahl und die schnellen Maßnahmen der Polizei.
The federal police temporarily arrested a 48-year-old man from Bangladesh on Sunday night, who had stolen the wallet and the mobile phone to a sleeping traveler at Berlin-Messe North/ICC station. The perpetrator, already known by the police, was put into custody. Learn more about this particularly heavy theft and the fast measures of the police. (Symbolbild/MB)

Theft at the train station: Federal Police arrested perpetrators in Berlin-Westend

In the dark night for Sunday, a criminal game was undermined at Berlin-Messe North/ICC station, which put the nerves of the emergency services to the test! A 48-year-old man from Bangladesh, caught like a raven at night, grabbed the wallet and cell phone of an unsuspecting traveler-while he was peacefully slept on a bench!

around 1:20 a.m. the disaster happened: with skilful but bothering hands, the thief first stole the wallet of the sleeping person. But he was not saturated with his actions! The cell phone also wandered out of the victim's pocket into his greedy hands. But fate wanted it differently!

Fast reaction of the federal police!

Thanks to the ingenious monitoring through the video system, the act immediately caught the eye of an attentive federal police officer. A team of investigators was sent on the way. When she arrived at the platform, the scene was already cleared up: the patrol snapped the pickpockfish, which could not escape and immediately admitted the crime.

In addition, the officials came across the 25-year-old German traveler, who was also present directly at this location. The federal police did not hesitate and quickly initiated the investigation due to particularly severe theft. The summons before the judge was not long in coming: the perpetrator, already known to the police, is now in custody. Another chapter in the long history of crime at the train station - and a warning for all travelers!