Overview
- Two men aged 24 and 25 were arrested in Krefeld on March 5 after a car and foot chase that involved a police helicopter.
- Police found property from a Düsseldorf break-in in the suspects’ vehicle and seized additional evidence from their accommodation.
- The detained pair have been ordered into pretrial detention in North Rhine-Westphalia, while a 31-year-old alleged accomplice is still being sought.
- Investigators link the trio, reported as Chilean nationals without a fixed residence in Germany, to forced entries across Munich since January 2025 targeting mainly jewelry and cash valued in the low six figures.
- Outlets report differing totals for the Munich cases, ranging from eight completed burglaries with several attempts to as many as twelve, pending confirmation by authorities.