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The investigation into the international gang has been running since 2024 with the participation of several European authorities.
Investigators have arrested four suspected members of an international car thieves gang and attributed 43 car thefts in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg to them. The damage is said to amount to around 1.5 million euros. During searches in the Czech Republic and Poland, the investigators seized, among other things, special technology for so-called keyless-go thefts, as the public prosecutor's office and the police announced.
On Tuesday, a 24-year-old Ukrainian was arrested in the Prague area and is considered the suspected head of the gang. At the same time, investigators in Poland arrested a 27-year-old Ukrainian who is said to have worked as a logistician. Another Ukrainian was arrested by Italian special forces in Milan on the same day.
Another 34 or 35-year-old Ukrainian was arrested at Prague Airport on Wednesday. The group is said to have stolen high-quality cars with keyless go systems from the Czech Republic and Poland in 20 cases in Baden-Württemberg and in 23 cases in Bavaria and brought them to Poland.
The investigation has been ongoing since 2024 and was conducted by German, Czech and Polish authorities together with Europol and Eurojust.
The Frankfurt public prosecutor's office has brought charges against a police officer. In December 2024, he is said to have forced a detainee to beg to prevent his deportation in order to amuse the officers present.
A 27-year-old Afghan national was shot dead during a police operation in Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg. The man is said to have previously been noticed with a pistol in the area of the town hall and shot at emergency services.
Two people were injured in a firearms incident in Berngau in the Neumarkt district of Upper Palatinate. The police cordoned off the area and deployed special forces and a helicopter.

Despite international criticism of the botched execution of Christa Pike, Texas has carried out another death sentence by lethal injection. The execution comes amid ongoing debate over the practice of capital punishment in the United States.

Former BND President August Hanning is being investigated on suspicion of spying on state secrets and attempted treason. He is said to have owned over 2,000 secret documents and passed on information. Hanning denies the allegations through his lawyer.
A 29-year-old man collapsed in Mannheim after being taken into custody at the police station and died in a clinic. According to the autopsy, there is no evidence of external violence.