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A detective was arrested for robbing a bank without a mask using his police issue pistol - and making his getaway in an unmarked patrol car.

CCTV of the raid led police straight to Juergen Richter, 55, who allegedly stole £8,000 from the bank in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

Police spokesman Norbert Schaetzle said: "He said he had severe financial problems and wanted to solve them quickly.

"But there are other ways of dealing with financial problems and he, of all people, should have known that crime really does not pay."

Another colleague said: "He may as well have just walked into the bank, told them his name and where the police could find him afterwards.

"It is hard to imagine a more inept robbery. When you think how many failed criminal plans he has dealt with over the years you would think he might have known better."

Richter faces charges of armed robbery.