Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) – An unknown woman stole a high-quality watch from the arm of an 87-year-old pensioner in Frankfurt in an unusual way. The man was in his car on Friday and was about to drive off when the robbery occurred, the police in Frankfurt said on Sunday.

The unknown therefore opened the door of the car and offered the senior a massage. When he refused, she dropped a pen in the car and then bent down to pick it up. She suddenly ripped the man’s watch off his arm. He was slightly injured as a result. The woman fled in an unknown direction with her loot worth several thousand euros. Investigators are now looking for witnesses.