Credit: Ali Sahib, Chronicle.lu
The Grand Ducal Police have reported the arrest of a suspect following a theft from a vehicle and the fraudulent use of a stolen bank card in Ettelbruck on Sunday 18 October 2026.
According to the police, officers received a report of a theft from a vehicle in Rue Dr. Klein. Initial findings indicate that one or more unknown perpetrators opened the unlocked vehicle and stole several items from inside, including a tablet and a card holder containing several personal documents and a bank card.
Shortly afterwards, the victim received a notification of a payment made with the stolen bank card at an establishment in Rue Prince Henri in Ettelbruck. Police officers subsequently located a suspect at the establishment, where the stolen bank card and tablet were also found and seized.
Acting on the instructions of the Public Prosecutor's Office, the man was arrested and brought before an investigating judge the following morning. Further investigations are ongoing