Burglary in Weilerswist: Unknown steals steal cigarettes from petrol station!

Burglary in Weilerswist: Unknown steals steal cigarettes from petrol station!

Kölner Straße, 53919 Weilerswist, Deutschland - A dramatic break -in shook the tranquil city of Weilerswist this morning! At around 4 a.m., unknown perpetrators stormed into a petrol station on Kölner Strasse and left chaos. With a gulli lid, they smashed the window pane of the sales room and stole several cigarette packs. The masked intruders wore striking blue rain capes and then disappeared in a light SUV towards Swisttal.

The police are determined!

The district police authority Euskirchen immediately started the investigation and checks possible connections to a similar slump in the neighboring Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. The amount of the damage incurred is currently still unclear, but the police are determined to grasp the perpetrators. Such incidents are alarming and the citizens are called to be vigilant.

The crime statistics show that burglaries and thefts in Germany are a serious problem. In 2022 there were around 1.8 million thefts, which means an increase of 20 percent compared to the previous year. The clarification rate varies greatly, whereby only 7.9 percent of money thefts are being informed, while shoplifting cuts significantly better with 89.8 percent. The police appealed to the population of reporting suspicious activities immediately to ensure security in the region.