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They stole cash and cell phones – police arrested groups of youths
They choose their victims and steal purses and cell phones: a robbery by a group of young men in the Saarluis area. Now he has been arrested.
The Saarlouis and Vöcklingen police stations arrested four youths. As the police say, they are accused of robbery and violent crimes in the Saarluis area. The men are between 16 and 24 years old and are of both German and Arab descent, as told by Vöcklingen police when asked by SZ.
In the summer and now again since November, the youths have told to carry out the robbery. Police said they selected their victims in advance and forcibly stole cash and cell phones.
Two of the alleged perpetrators are currently in the correctional center after their arrest. Police are now probing whether these people are responsible for other crimes. According to Section 249 of the Criminal Code, the offense of dacoity is punishable with imprisonment of not less than one year. In less severe cases it is at least six months.