Cigarette machine blown up: Police are looking for witnesses in the Heinsberg district!

Cigarette machine blown up: Police are looking for witnesses in the Heinsberg district!

Buscherkamp, Erkelenz, Deutschland - A dramatic incident occurred in the Heinsberg district! On Saturday evening, November 1, 2024, at 11:15 p.m., a cigarette machine on the Buscherkamp street in Erkelenz was blown up by unknown perpetrators. The perpetrators escaped with a prey from cigarettes and small change. The criminal police immediately started the investigation, but so far there are indications of the perpetrators. A clear case of the threeth crime!

But that's not all! Between October 31 and November 1, a car was broken up in Geilenkirchen-Würm. The unknown perpetrators made themselves on a vehicle on Gereonstrasse and stole sweets and drinks. The total damage amounts to around 1000 euros. Here, too, the investigation is in full swing while the police are looking for the unscrupulous thieves.

theft statistics in focus

Did you know that thieves in Germany threaten up to five years in prison? In particularly severe cases, such as burglaries or if a weapon is involved, the punishments can even be up to ten years! In 2022, around 1.8 million thefts were registered in Germany - an alarming increase of 20 percent compared to the previous year. Only around three out of ten cases were informed, which underlines the urgency of the current police work!