Großhartau / Niederwiesa (dpa / sn) - Traces in the snow have led the police in East Saxony to a suspected car thief.
As the police in Görlitz announced on Wednesday, an initially unknown perpetrator had stolen a car in Niederwiesa near Chemnitz.
Investigators then made the 45,000 euro car in the early morning in Großhartau in the Bautzen district.
The empty car was parked in a wooded area.
Traces in the snow led from the car towards the forest.
The officers followed the prints and came across the 35-year-old.
The man was arrested on suspicion of theft.