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Fast-paced chase: Stolen bus gets the police excited!
A chase in the Ibbenbüren region ended on July 14, 2025 after the theft of a bus from Baden-Württemberg.
Fast-paced chase: Stolen bus gets the police excited!
What a terrifying moment! On Friday, July 14, 2025, a stolen public bus caused excitement and thrills on the roads between Greven and Ibbenbüren in Germany. Loud RadioRST The police officers were dealing with a determined driver who had previously driven 500 kilometers behind the wheel of the stolen vehicle.
The bus was originally stolen from a depot in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg. The perpetrator left a damaged bus in Pforzheim and stole another vehicle a short time later. On Friday morning, the uninvited driver made his way to Greven, where attentive passers-by informed the police because the bus was driving unsafely.
The pursuit begins
The reaction didn't take long to arrive: the police immediately launched a manhunt. But the driver ignored the stop signals and began a chase lasting more than an hour across several motorways, which took him to the A30 near Ibbenbüren. He not only ignored red lights, but sometimes even drove in the opposite direction. Chases like that, too Catalog of fines explained, are extremely risky - they often endanger road traffic and bystanders.
What do the police do in such dangerous situations? The head of operations must constantly weigh up whether the pursuit should be continued or whether it would be better to break it off in order to guarantee the safety of everyone involved, as a reporter from MDR determines. As a rule, special tactics are used, such as the use of helicopters or “nailboards”, and it is discussed when pursuit makes sense.
The decisive moment
The final straw came in the afternoon when the police stopped the bus on the A30 near Ibbenbüren-West. The driver was slightly injured but was immediately arrested. He was later admitted to a psychiatric hospital on a court order.
The events show how quickly a traffic thief can become a real criminal. The combination of high speed and a stolen vehicle creates dangerous situations, often putting the lives of bystanders at risk. In these cases, a chase can also have significant legal consequences for the driver himself, as the fine catalog makes clear.
It remains to be hoped that such incidents can be better prevented in the future, because road safety comes first - the police and citizens agree on that.