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Construction site alarm: Serial thefts in Korbach are shaking the scene!
In Korbach, several construction site thefts were committed between June 17th and 20th, with damage worth thousands.
Construction site alarm: Serial thefts in Korbach are shaking the scene!
In Korbach, the picturesque town in Hesse, criminals are striking again. Between Tuesday, June 17th and Friday, June 20th, unknown perpetrators caused extensive damage to several construction sites. Loud 112-magazin.de Various valuable devices and materials were stolen in a total of four thefts.
The perpetrators were particularly bold on Christian-Paul-Strasse, where they not only cut through a fence, but also stole four 20-liter canisters of diesel fuel and a Wacker Neuson hydraulic chisel. At another storage area on the same street, two vibrating plates and around 20 construction site barriers also disappeared. Not far away, in Waldmannsbreite, five plastic panels were stolen that were supposed to be used for fiber optic expansion. The perpetrators escaped from Strother Street with ten red and white barrier beacons. The total value of this loot is several thousand euros. The police assume that the crime is connected and suspect that the thieves used a transport vehicle.
The situation is getting worse
But Korbach is not alone. As the police report, similar incidents also occurred in Diemelstadt-Rhoden. Unknown perpetrators stole copper cables worth several thousand euros between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. They overcame a fence and reached the site of a large construction site on the A 44. In order to get to the loot, a construction container was broken open. The property damage was estimated at around 1,000 euros, although the police also assume that there were several perpetrators who used a suitable vehicle to transport the cables. Information can be given to the Korbach criminal police on 05631-9710 news.de reported.
The increased number of thefts on construction sites is not an isolated case. A study by Bauwatch shows that two thirds of the construction site managers surveyed noticed an increase in construction site crime in 2023. What's shocking is that 80% of those surveyed said they experience theft on their construction sites at least once a year. The majority view safety on construction sites as a “low priority” and call for better planning of safety measures before construction begins.
Recommendations to improve security
The Bauwatch study makes four recommendations for action to prevent theft: visible security measures such as camera towers and fences, good lighting on the construction site, regular training for employees and an individual assessment of the threat situation for each project. The construction industry itself has been severely affected: experts estimate the annual damage caused by theft to be over 80 million euros.
This makes it clear that times are anything but rosy for building contractors. Security and protection must finally be a priority because this is the only way to significantly reduce the risk of theft and vandalism.