Police grabs young people: illegal mountain bike trail in the Deister!

Police grabs young people: illegal mountain bike trail in the Deister!

In a scandalous incident in the Deister in Lauenau, police officers caught six people in the act on December 22, 2024 who had illegally built a mountain bike trail. Walkers alerted the responsible district forester at around 2:30 p.m., who then informed the police. As the Bad Nenndorf police said, the officials were able to meet four young people aged 14 to 17 from Barsinghausen, Gehrden and Wunstorf as well as an 18-year-old from Gehrden and a 33-year-old from Barsinghausen. They found tools such as shovels, spades and picking that were obviously used for the construction of the trail, and also discovered a freshly created trail.

serious environmental damage from illegal activities

The group had not only overridden laws, but also cut off trees, which led to significant, previously unknown damage in the landscape protection area. The police urged that the construction of such trails and damage to the flora is strictly forbidden and is considered a criminal offense. The perpetrators' procedure not only represents a threat to the flora, but also disturbs the wildlife that lives in the protected area. Criminal and administrative offenses were initiated against all six people in order to consistently take action against these environmental offenses.

The devastating consequences of this incident could be far -reaching, especially for the sensitive ecosystem of the Deister. The police emphasize the importance of the protection of such areas and calls the public to report illegal activities immediately in order to preserve nature and prevent other possible damage, as in the reports of and Presseportal described in detail.