Saxony-Anhalt: duo flees after car theft: suspected weapon seen

Magdeburg (dpa/sa) - With a large contingent and at times with a helicopter and tracking dogs, the police searched for a suspected car thief and a woman in Magdeburg on Wednesday. The fugitive duo is said to have stolen a car in Alt Fermersleben, but it could be located, a police spokesman said. The attempt to stop the vehicle in the city area failed. Shortly thereafter, the man parked the car in the parking lot of a hardware store and ran away with the passenger. According to the police, witnesses saw him put a "weapon-like object" in his fanny pack. He said he didn't threaten anyone. The man and woman were still on the run early Wednesday afternoon.