As the police announced on Thursday, a woman and her brother had alerted the officers in the morning. She said she had seen the face and hands of a woman when the driver of the car was stowing his purchases in the trunk. The fact that he then took the shopping cart away but left the car behind also struck her as suspicious.
When the police were already on site, the man came back to his car – and was amazed. “After you asked him to open his trunk, his irritation was explained,” said the police. “Because there wasn’t an elderly woman there next to various purchases. Instead, the officials came across a garden gnome around 50 cm tall with gray hair and a red pointed cap. “
According to the police, the concerned callers were allowed to “take a look in the trunk and see the harmless content for themselves.” Despite the dissolution, the officials emphasized that the witnesses behaved correctly by calling the police. (SDA)