Thieves on Shabbos broke into the Hoch Electro store in Antwerp on Shabbos belonging to the Hoch family. According to local reports, 30,000 € of merchandise was stolen.

On motzei Shabbos, passersby saw the door of the store was broken and people were leaving with merchandise in hand. They ran after the perpetrators but did not catch them.

Chadrei Chareidim reports that in addition, on motzei Shabbos, email warnings were sent to members of the local kehila that of late, a group of Ukrainians disguised as chareidim visited home and when doors are opened, that empty out the homes. No additional details on the latter report are available at this time.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)