Three break-ins in Wissen: Police ask for information from witnesses!

Three break-ins in Wissen: Police ask for information from witnesses!

On the night of December 20th to 21st, 2024, several break-ins occurred in Wissen, keeping the police on their toes. Unknown perpetrators gained access to a youth center on “In der Rahm” street after forcefully opening an outside window. Inside, they searched various rooms by breaking several door locks. Separately, the authorities reported another incident at the Evangelical Free Church in Schönstein, where a back entrance was also forced open. The perpetrators left noticeable damage there, but were unsuccessful in breaking into the nearby Catholic church, where they broke a window but were unable to get into the building. The police advise you to report information about the crimes to the local police station News.de reported.

The youth center was particularly badly affected because the perpetrators also broke down a connecting door to the adjacent parish hall in the basement and forcibly opened three other room doors there. The exact property damage cannot yet be quantified, but investigations are in full swing. Witnesses who have observed suspicious activity in the area are urged to contact the Betzdorf police station. Such incidents have generally increased in Rhineland-Palatinate in recent years Newsflash24 reported. There were 2,515 burglaries recorded in 2022, a number that rose to 2,689 in 2023. These increasing numbers require increased attention from security authorities and the population.