Motorcycle Dealer Watches Burglary Unfold Live on His Phone, Reports More Than €70,000 in Losses

Breitungen motorcycle dealership burglary, Digi Mart USA News (Breitungen, Germany): The owner of a motorcycle dealership in Breitungen watched live on his phone as burglars cleared his store and alerted the police. The estimated damage exceeds €70,000.

The store’s alarm was triggered during the night of October 23, 2026. According to the surveillance camera, the intruders gained entry at 3:29 a.m.

Owner Thomas Bauerschmidt received the images live on his phone. “First we get a call on the phone saying: alarm.

Then you immediately get the pictures. Then we already saw someone walking around in the shop.

And that’s when we drove over,” he recalled in an interview with the MDR program Kripo live.

“On the way there, we called the police,” he said. He arrived at the scene together with officers.

Traces at the scene were secured, and an inventory was taken of what had been stolen. According to Bauerschmidt, three KTM motorcycles and three Husqvarna motorcycles were taken, four of them brand new.

Two customer vehicles were also stolen, along with clothing and accessories. The total damage is more than €70,000.

“Officers were able to secure numerous traces at the scene. The evaluation of the traces is currently underway,” said Police Chief Commissioner Julia Kohl regarding the status of the investigation.

Surveillance footage, which is still being analyzed, shows that people had inspected the grounds about an hour before the break-in, shining flashlights into the sales area. “I think they waited to see whether anything happened or whether anyone came,” Bauerschmidt said.

The intruders later returned, pushed several motorcycles out of the store, carried riding gear outside and loaded everything into a van. According to Bauerschmidt, the entire operation took only about five minutes.

Investigators launched an extensive search immediately after the break-in was reported, deploying officers on foot and in patrol cars, along with a police helicopter. The large-scale search did not turn up any trace of the perpetrators.

The Suhl Criminal Investigation Inspectorate has taken over the case, and investigators currently have information suggesting the trail may lead toward the Netherlands, Kohl said.