Overview
- The sales stand belonging to Karls Erdbeerhof in Lübben was broken into and several crates of strawberries were taken, police said.
- Investigators found part of the stolen fruit left on an adjacent parking lot and are treating the reasons for that as a key line of inquiry.
- Authorities have opened an active investigation but have not reported any suspects or arrests so far.
- Karls Erdbeerhof reported the loss as several hundred euros and officials are checking whether other goods were taken during an inventory.
- Reporters noted that strawberry prices and shrinking cultivation in Brandenburg make such thefts costly for growers and add pressure on small roadside vendors.