Leipzig under shock: Gang steals 80,000 euros BMW with original key!
Leipzig under shock: Gang steals 80,000 euros BMW with original key!
Bosestraße, 04157 Leipzig, Deutschland - In Leipzig-Möckern, a spectacular car theft occurred on Wednesday morning. A BMW Cabrio 850i XDrive worth around 80,000 euros stole three men between the ages of 18, 19 and 22. The theft took place on Bosestrasse, near the inner city ring, and was reported around 7.45 a.m. The car belonged to a 58-year-old man who stayed in a hotel at that time. It is striking that the convertible was stolen with the original key, the origin of which is now part of the ongoing investigation. TAG24 reports that the perpetrators fled with the stolen vehicle.
The criminal police arrested the men around 10.35 a.m. in Blucherstrasse. During the arrest it turned out that the 18-year-old driver had no valid driver's license and also suspected drug use. A blood sample was ordered. It is also known that the driver has already noticed the police several times due to car theft. The BMW was returned to its owner after securing evidence, while the perpetrators were released from the police custody on the same day after detection treatment. Investigations into theft and driving without a driver's license are underway.
serial car theft in focus
In parallel to this incident, the Leipzig district court sentenced two men, 31 and 33 years old, to four and a half years in prison. These men are responsible for a number of crimes in the urban area, including burglaries in restaurants in which they broke out game and vending machines and stole cash and tobacco. They were also identified in connection with a car theft, which was committed in the Engelsdorf district in early June 2023. According to MDR after the theft with the stolen vehicle and collided with a house wall, which led to the arrest.The investigators came to the perpetrators through the autodieze, and in this case too, further prison terms are expected, since several procedures against the convicted men and their accomplices are pending. The recent increase in car theft and associated crimes in Leipzig ensures worrying discussions about the security in the urban area and the measures to combat such offenses.
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