Mönchengladbach (dpa / lnw) – Unknown people have been in a chase with the police in downtown Mönchengladbach. On the night of Wednesday, police officers in a patrol car noticed a car with an unusual driving style, the driver of which fled before the request to stop, the police said. In the course of the pursuit, the unknown inmates were initially able to escape. Later that night, the car reportedly crashed into a traffic sign and a house wall before being parked in a parking lot. Witnesses had observed two people with a dog.
A search operation with a police helicopter was unsuccessful. The car was secured. Bystanders were not injured in the chase and no other cars were damaged.