– Officers of the County Police Headquarters in Lubań received a report that employees of a company involved in tree felling had apprehended two men who had most likely been stealing wood along the Wrocław–Zgorzelec railway line – explains Assistant Commissioner Justyna Bujakiewicz-Rodzeń, press officer of the Lubań County Police Headquarters. – The patrol that arrived at the scene found a machete and an axe in their possession.
What is more, something else gave them away. The spokesperson:
In addition, the men’s clothing was covered in fresh wood chips, indicating that they had been felling trees moments earlier.
The residents of Lubań County, aged 37 and 41, were detained and taken to a police unit. The policewoman: – Meanwhile, officers from the criminal division found neatly stacked logs from the theft on the property of one of those detained.
The injured party estimated the value of the stolen property at approximately PLN 10,000. The detainees have already been charged with attempted theft and theft of property, for which they face up to five years in prison.