Thief crashes 76-year-old woman’s stolen car in Zagreb, then flees on foot
Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- An unknown suspect stole a 76-year-old woman’s car in Zagreb’s Trešnjevka district at about 2:20 a.m.
- The suspect soon crashed into and damaged another parked vehicle, then abandoned the stolen car and escaped on foot.
- Police are investigating to identify the suspect and establish the full circumstances.
An unknown thief stole a 76-year-old Zagreb woman’s car in Trešnjevka, crashed it into another parked vehicle shortly afterward and then abandoned it before fleeing on foot.
The theft occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on Ulica Hrvatskog Sokola, Zagreb police said. The suspect damaged the second vehicle near the scene of the theft and left the stolen car after the crash.
Police are conducting a criminal investigation to determine the suspect’s identity and establish all the circumstances of the incident.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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