Arrests after pickpocketing Police forces arrested two suspected pickpockets in Friedrichshain last night. According to the current state of knowledge, a 20-year-old was walking around 2.20 a.m. on Warschauer Straße and was prevented from continuing in the Max-Koch-Passage there by two young men. While one is said to have danced at him, the other pressed him against the wall of the building. His sunglasses were stolen from a back pocket. Police officers in civilian clothes observed the events and arrested the two alleged perpetrators. They still had their sunglasses with them so that they could be handed back to the 20-year-old. The detainees, aged 21 and 25, were transferred to a specialist police department at the State Criminal Police Office, which took over further investigations.
Two suspected pickpockets aged 21 and 25 used the Antanz scam to rob a 20-year-old in Friedrichshain. According to the police, the young man was walking on Warschauer Strasse on Thursday night and was prevented from continuing by the two men in the Max-Koch-Passage there. While one danced at him, the other pushed him against the wall of the building. His sunglasses were stolen from a back pocket. Civilian officers observed what happened and arrested the two alleged perpetrators. The 20-year-old got his sunglasses back.