Band of super heroes raid "swanky stores" in Germany

A group of Robin Hood wannabes is dressing up like super heroes and robbing stores in Hamburg, Germany:

They steal from the rich and give to the poor. And just like Robin Hood and his men, a gang of Hamburg activists are proving difficult to catch despite the fact they dress as superheroes when they raid swanky stores.

A bunch of egalitarian criminals who go by such names as "Spider Mum" and "Santa Guevara" are being referred to as modern-day Germany's version of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. And just like the Sheriff of Nottingham in the legend of Sherwood Forest's most famous outlaw, the Hamburg police are at a loss when it comes to stopping them.

The group, which calls itself "Hamburg Umsonst" -- loosely translated as Hamburg Without Charge, has apparently graduated from handing out flyers with tips on how to forge cinema tickets and travel illegally on public transport to raiding the swankiest stores and delicatessens before distributing their swag to the city's poor.

Sounds like the winners in all this are the city's poor, who not only receive free stuff, but are getting it from very picky personal shoppers:

According to eye witnesses, the "Hamburg Umsonst" raiding party consisted of around 30 people who apparently knew what they were doing when it came to fancy eats and drinks. The everyday shoplifter will probably not take the time to savor the array of produce on hand before sticking a box of Valrhona chocolates down their pants. It soon became obvious -- these guys were pros.