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Police Track Oil Trail After Aluminum Scrap Theft in Meitzendorf

Police pursue leads from surveillance footage, including an oil trail to the A14.

Overview

  • Unknown thieves forced open a fence at a Meitzendorf company overnight into Saturday and stole several hundred kilograms of aluminum scrap.
  • The break-in came to light through video from a surveillance camera on the site.
  • During their escape, the perpetrators drove over a groundwater monitoring pipe and damaged their vehicle.
  • Officers found a light oil trail from the scene and followed it to the A14 highway, where the trace ended.
  • The Börde district police are asking for witnesses, including anyone who noticed a vehicle that night with fresh underbody damage.