Police news for Giessen, February 10th, 2022: Another burglary in Fontaneweg+club house burgled+arrest after scooter theft+graffiti smeared+traffic controls+accidents

Further burglary in Fontaneweg+club house burgled+arrest after scooter theft+graffiti smeared+traffic controls+accidents

Giessen (ots) -

Klein-Linden: Another burglary

We already reported on Wednesday (February 9th) in a press release about a burglary in Fontane Weg with stolen goods worth 1,000 euros: https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/43559/5142699.

Now another burglary has become known. Thieves gained access to a semi-detached house on Fontaneweg at around 6:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday (8 February). They got onto the property in an unknown way and opened the patio door. They searched the premises and stole jewelry and cash. The property damage amounts to 2,500 euros. Please contact the permanent criminal service on 0641/7006-6555.

Klein-Linden: Attempted break-in

The resident of a semi-detached house in Niebergallweg noticed lever marks on her front door at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday (9 February). Unknown perpetrators had apparently tried to pry open the front door and failed. They left property damage worth 500 euros. Please contact the criminal police in Gießen on Tel.: 0641/7006-6555.

Lollar: Invaded the clubhouse

Unknown perpetrators broke into a clubhouse on Sportplatzweg between Tuesday (February 8) 11:00 p.m. and Wednesday (February 9) 12:00 noon. They levered open a door and helped themselves to the drinks. The police estimate the damage at 2,000 euros. Please inform the Gießen criminal police on Tel.: 0641/7006-6555.

Giessen: Valuables stolen

Valuables worth 350 euros were the spoils of a theft on Frankfurter Strasse. On Tuesday (08 February) a silver Opel Corsa was parked there between 9:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. when a thief tampered with the car. A pair of shoes and a backpack are missing from the car. Please contact the Gießen North police station on Tel.: 0641/7006-3755.

Giessen: Arrest after scooter theft

The police arrested three suspects on Wednesday evening after a scooter was stolen on the market square. At around 6:55 p.m., a witness reported the theft to the police. In the course of a search, police officers were able to quickly arrest two men aged 20 and 21 who were carrying a pink trolley. One was initially still fleeting. The arrested asylum seekers from Algeria and Morocco did not have an e-scooter with them, but apparently several stolen items of clothing. The officers secured the items and took the thieves to the station. A short time later, the third suspect, a 19-year-old asylum seeker from Algeria, turned himself in at the police station. The investigation into the whereabouts of the scooter is still ongoing. After consultation with the Gießen public prosecutor's office and after the conclusion of the police measures, the investigators released the trio again.

Hungen: graffiti smeared

Between Saturday (February 5th) and Tuesday (February 8th), unknown persons daubed writing in yellow paint on a privacy fence in Ingrid-Maybohm-Weg. Who made suspicious observations there. The Grünberg police station takes clues on 06401/9143-0.

Giessen: Scooter drivers pulled out of circulation

A police patrol pulled a 34-year-old driver out of traffic on Licher Strasse on Wednesday. At around 3 p.m. they stopped the driver of a small electric vehicle. Officers noticed the smell of marijuana. They quickly found the source and discovered the marijuana in the 34-year-old's jacket. He admitted to using narcotics. A drug test was positive and confirmed the suspicion. The driver had to endure a blood test at the police station.

Giessen: drug test positive for morphine

During a traffic stop, a 56-year-old driver tested positive for morphine. Officials stopped the driver on Wednesday around 9:55 p.m. on Heide Street in Gießen Klein-Linden. After a blood test at the police station, he was allowed to walk again.

Giessen: Two scooter drivers under the influence of alcohol

On Wednesday around 10.40 p.m. Giessen police officers caught two drunk scooter riders in the street "Magarethenhütte". While a 24-year-old blew 0.74 per thousand, his 34-year-old colleague made it to 1.88 per thousand. Both drivers had to be taken to the police station. The officials initiated administrative offense proceedings against the 24-year-old and criminal proceedings against the 34-year-old.

Giessen: drivers with a positive test

Thursday night (February 10) around 12:50 a.m. police officers checked the vehicle of a 21-year-old on Memeler Straße. During the check, it was suspected that he was under the influence of drugs. A voluntary drug test came back positive for THC. The 21-year-old had to come to the station to have blood drawn. Please contact the Gießen Süd police station on Tel. 0641/7006-3555.

Reiskirchen: Accident while overtaking

A 52-year-old man in a truck with a trailer, a 59-year-old man from Reiskirchen in a VW and an initially unknown person drove on Thursday (February 10) at around 5:45 a.m. on federal highway 49 from Grünberg in the direction of Lindenstruth. The VW started to overtake the truck. When the VW was at the height of the unknown, it also began to overtake. To avoid a collision, the VW driver swerved, got into the unpaved hard shoulder, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the truck. This resulted in property damage of 14,000 euros. The investigation into the unknown led to a 57-year-old man from the Vogelsberg district. Please contact the Grünberg police station on Tel. 06401/91430.

Grünberg: Accident in oncoming traffic

A 45-year-old man from the Vogelsberg district drove his truck and trailer on Tuesday (February 8th) around 5 p.m. on Frankfurter Strasse in the direction of the city centre. An 84-year-old VW came towards him with his VW. A collision then occurred in the oncoming traffic. There was property damage totaling 5,000 euros. Please contact the Grünberg police station on Tel. 06401/91430.

Sabine Richter

Press officer

This report was sent on February 10th, 2022, 02:14 a.m. by the central Hesse police headquarters.

Criminal statistics on home burglary in the Gießen district

According to the police criminal statistics (PKS) from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), a total of 156 crimes in connection with home burglary were recorded in the Gießen district in 2020, with the number remaining at 53.2 % of cases in attempted crimes. The clearance rate was 13.5% in 2020. Among the 31 suspects were 8 women and 23 men. 38.7% of the persons are suspects of non-German origin.

For the year 2019, the police crime statistics of the BKA announced 280 recorded cases of burglary in the Gießen district, the clear-up rate here was 22.1% .

Criminal statistics on drug offenses in the Gießen district

According to police crime statistics (PKS), the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) recorded a total of 802 drug offenses in the Gießen district in 2020. In 2% of the cases it was an attempted crime. The clearance rate was 95.9%. The total of 732 suspects included 644 men and 88 women. 26.9% of the persons are suspects of non-German origin.

In 2019, the police crime statistics in the Gießen district recorded a total of 883 drug offenses, the clear-up rate was 90.7%.

Criminal statistics on criminal offenses against the Residence Act in the district of Gießen

In the district of Gießen, the police criminal statistics (PKS) of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) recorded 2833 criminal offenses against the Residence Act, the Asylum Procedure Act or the Freedom of Movement Act/ determined by the EU. The clearance rate was 99.5%. Among the total of 2795 suspects were 1864 men and 931 women.

In 2019, the police crime statistics of the BKA in the Gießen district recorded a total of 3150 violations of the Residence Act, the clear-up rate was 99.9%.

Criminal statistics on unauthorized entry and residence in the Gießen district

The police crime statistics (PKS) of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) recorded a total of 2788 criminal offenses in the Gießen district in the category unauthorized entry and permitted stay for 2020. In 0% of the cases it remained with attempted crimes. The clearance rate was 99.6%. Among the total of 2754 suspects were 919 women and 1835 men.

For the year 2019, the police crime statistics of the BKA reported 3070 cases of unauthorized entry and unauthorized stay in the Gießen district, the clear-up rate here was 100 %.

Accident statistics and road accidents in the last 3 years

In the state of Hesse in 2020, out of a total of 17,407 road accidents involving personal injury, 205 died and 22,352 were injured. There has been a slight downward trend in the traffic accidents recorded by the police throughout Germany in recent years. A total of 2,245,245 road accidents were recorded in 2020, compared to 2,685,661 cases in 2019 and 2,636,468 cases in 2018. This trend can also be observed in the number of accidents involving personal injury. In 2020, there were 264,499 accidents in which people were injured, and a total of 3,046 people were killed. In 2018, 3,275 fatalities were recorded out of 308,721 accidents involving personal injury.

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