Double caught: 30-year-old steals electronic items in Weimar!

Double caught: 30-year-old steals electronic items in Weimar!

In a busy electronics market in Weimar, there was an embarrassing incident on Wednesday morning: a 30-year-old man was caught when he tried to steal PS controllers worth 160 euros. As BILD reported, an attentive employee spoke to the thief to return the controller immediately. But this should not be the end of his criminal activities.

In the afternoon, the same man was felled again while stealing, this time in Kaufland. Here he wanted to steal electronic items of the same value of 160 euros. During a search of his backpack, the officers discovered three Bluetooth boxes, which probably came from the theft of the morning. These were confiscated in order to return them to the rightful owner. The man now looks forward to two advertisements for theft and also has to expect a house ban in both shops, as the press portal reports.

A trend towards more shoplifting

The incident reflects a worrying trend. In recent years, the number of shop theft has been blatantly increased. According to a survey, the number of cases displayed increased by 23.6 percent to a total of 426,096 thefts in the past year, which is a maximum. The faster shoplifting also includes thefts of closed containers or with conservation of goods, whereby the value lay here with 27,452 cases.

The causes of this increase are complex. It is estimated that there are around 24 million undiscovered shoplifts annually, with each theft has an average value of 117 euros. This corresponds to around 100,000 shoplifts on every sales day in Germany, according to the EHI. Retail, drugstores and the clothing sector are particularly affected. While hardware stores were able to keep their theft level stable, other industries are increasingly suffering from inventory differences.

These incidents focus more on security within business. The shops are required to take suitable measures to protect both their products and their customers. In view of the numerous undiscovered thefts, it remains exciting to observe how the situation will develop in the coming months.