BSH NEWS
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Berlin,
Feb
12:
Berlin
police
said
on
Friday
they
have
arrested
five
men
who
have
repeatedly
broken
open
public
toilets
and
stolen
money
from
their
coin
boxes.
It
costs
€0.50
($0.57)
to
use
the
public
facilities
in
the
German
capital.
Police
have
registered
almost
500
toilet
break-ins
since
December.
They
declined
to
say
how
much
money
had
been
stolen.
Caught
red-handed
Three
men
believed
to
be
behind
the
bizarre
crime
wave
were
caught
in
the
act
on
Wednesday.
“Numerous
coins
were
found
with
them,
which
were
confiscated
as
suspected
stolen
goods,”
the
police
said
in
a
statement.
Police
have
also
confiscated
the
men’s
tools,
including
screwdrivers.
Police
later
arrested
another
two
men
suspected
of
involvement
in
the
toilet
raids.
They
had
even
more
coins
in
their
possession.
The
police
investigation
is
continuing.
In
2020,
the
number
of
property
damage
crimes
rose
6.3%
year-on-year
to
more
than
46,700
cases,
police
data
showed.
Source: DW