Burglaries in Mettmann: crossbow and valuables stolen!

Burglaries in Mettmann: crossbow and valuables stolen!

22.10.2024 - 10:58

police Mettmann

In the past few days, the district of Mettmann has been shaken by a wave of burglaries! The police are targeting several incidents that were committed in Velbert and Ratingen. In the south of Velbert in Velbert, the inconceivable happened: In the night from Saturday to Monday, burglars penetrated into an apartment building between 1:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. and broken the door to an apartment on the second floor with brutal violence. The brazen criminals escaped with a crossbow - an amazing and terrifying theft!

Burglary in Ratingen: perpetrator at large!

But that's not all! On Monday, October 21, 2024, the law enforcement officers were called to another incident in Ratingen-West. There, unknown perpetrators broke into a single -family house on Breslauer Strasse between 11 a.m. and 4:10 p.m. They got into the premises by breaking up the apartment door and searched the object, but what prey they took with them remains in the dark for the time being! The police think that valuable information is urgently needed in both cases.

The police in Velbert is now looking for witnesses and asks everyone who has information to report on 02051 946-6110. If you have a suspicion of current crime scenes, you should choose the 110 immediately. In Ratingen, too, relevant references to the police can be reported at 02102 9981-6210. Protect yourself and your apartment: Tips against burglaries are available on the website of the district police authority Mettmann at mettmann.polmi.nrw/wohnungsinbruch .