Police are looking for burglars in the Mittenwald area - perpetrators may be armed

The police are searching for fugitive burglars in the Mittenwald area (Garmisch-Partenkirchen district) with a large contingent and are warning against picking up hitchhikers. “According to the current state of knowledge, it cannot be ruled out that the previously unknown perpetrators are armed,” said the Upper Bavaria South police headquarters. Suspects should not be approached and information should be reported via emergency call or to the nearest police station.

In the morning around 6 a.m. there was a break-in across the Austrian border in Innsbruck. According to initial findings, the suspects fled to Germany in a car. “The suspects had an accident in their car in the Mittenwald area and continued their escape on foot,” said the police. Due to the ongoing search, there are currently many police officers and a police helicopter in the region.