A worker at one of the local home improvement stores informed Zgorzelec police about the incident. The report stated that two people—a woman and a man—entered the store, loaded various tools and surveillance system sets into a cart, and then left without paying via the store’s outdoor area. The two suspects stole property worth more than PLN 7,000.

The 19-year-old woman and 35-year-old man, residents of Zgorzelec, were detained and taken into police custody. Both confessed to the crime. They now face up to five years in prison.