Attempted murder of police officers: van drivers on the run!

Attempted murder of police officers: van drivers on the run!

Seesen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland - In the night of June 23, 2025, a dramatic incident occurred in Seesen in Lower Saxony, which is classified as an attempted homicide. Police officers of the Seesen police commissioner wanted to control a white van that drove over a supermarket parking lot without light. When the police tried to stop the vehicle, the inmate fled on foot, while the driver headed directly to the police officers. Despite the immediate use of firearms, the driver was able to escape.

The abandoned van was later found near a school area, but so far there is no trace of the occupants. The police warned the population in Seesen not to take hitchhikers with them, and asks witnesses to provide information on the investigation of the case. This illustrates how serious the situation is because the incident is considered a targeted attack on the emergency services. The Goslar criminal police conduct the investigation.

violent chase in the region

The incident in Seesen does not represent the only dramatic police operation in the region. On the same weekend, on June 22, there was another incident in which a police officer was injured. At 00:30 a.m., the officers carried out a traffic control in Seesen/Wildemann when an Opel ignored the attitude signals and fled to the Münchehof district. The escape led over several streets to Wildemann, where the vehicle could finally be stopped in a courtyard access at the edge of the forest.

Suddenly the Opel raced towards the police officers, with a 26-year-old police officer being captured and injured. A shot from a service weapon was also given here. The fleeing vehicle had an accident shortly afterwards in the forest, but the escape continued on foot, making extensive searches - including the use of a police helicopter. Finally, two male inmates were arrested near Wildemann, but they remained unharmed.

crime in Lower Saxony

The police crime statistics (PKS) of the state of Lower Saxony shows that incidents such as this require serious considerations for the fight against crime and the safety of the emergency services. The PKS therefore not only records the scope, but also the composition of the suspect group and enables the observation of changes in crime events. Investigations that lead to such extraordinary incidents are in direct connection to the evaluation of these statistics according to the State Criminal Police Office Lower Saxony .

The current events make it clear how dangerous the work of the police can be and underline the need to take consistent measures in order to ensure the safety of civil servants and the population. The police in Lower Saxony continue to provide comprehensive clarification of the incidents and hopes for support from the population.