The Prosegur branch in Potsdam. An employee (26) stole millions of euros in cash there Photo: Thomas Spikermann
By Sandra Schaffert
The million dollar thief (26) from Potsdam has been caught! The employee of a money and valuables transport company had stolen cash from the Potsdam branch and had been on the run ever since.
The woman, for whom the police had also been searching internationally, was arrested abroad on October 18, as the Brandenburg police announced on Wednesday. Accordingly, the suspect was transferred to Germany on Tuesday and brought before the responsible judge, who announced her arrest warrant. She is now in custody.
Her accomplice was caught in Berlin on September 7th. The 33-year-old has been in custody since September 8th.
That was what happened
According to BZ information, the brazen act occurred on Saturday, September 2nd, in the premises of Prosegur, a cash and valuables transport company (4,000 employees nationwide, 31 branches). The theft remained undetected on Sunday – valuable time passed. Employees only informed the police on Monday.
The investigating authorities remain silent about the exact course of the crime. Video footage from several surveillance cameras shows that the 26-year-old stuffed the cash into trash bags she had brought with her during her shift. She then finished her duties and disappeared – with the bags. There is talk in security circles of a loot amounting to six million euros!