Dramatic raids shake Taunusstein and Oestrich-Winkel!

Dramatic raids shake Taunusstein and Oestrich-Winkel!

Taunusstein-Hahn, Deutschland - A robbery in Taunusstein-Breidenstadt causes excitement in the region. According to [newsstadt.de] (https://newsstadt.de/rheingau-wiesbaden/23-jaehriger-in-taunusstein-ueberfallen- und-violent-shock-to-seniorin-in-oestrich-Winkel), the incident occurred in the night of Friday, July 11, 2025, around 01:50 a.m. A 23-year-old man was attacked by several unknown perpetrators who had between three and six people. The attackers called for valuables and injured the victim slightly with a knife before they fled with a BMW. At the time of the attack, the young man was under considerable alcohol influence.

But that's not the only incident that puts the security situation in the region to the test. On Thursday, July 10th, theft in Idstein, more precisely, occurred in Luxembourg Allee. Here, unknown persons broke into the basement of an apartment building and captured five high -quality horse blankets and a tent. The police are investigating and assuming targeted theft. Witnesses are asked to contact the Idstein police on Tel. 06126 / 9394-0.

shock call to senior citizen

Another alarming incident also occurred on July 10 in Oestrich-Winkel, in which an older woman became the goal of an attempt to fraud. The perpetrators pretended to be police officers and claimed that their daughter had caused a fatal accident. However, the damage could have been up to 100,000 euros, but was prevented by a present neighbor who informed the victim in good time. The police urgently point out that deposits are never requested on the phone. An immediate contact with the police is recommended.

crisis of security

These incidents are in the context of an increasingly worrying security situation in the Rheingau-Taunus district. According to wiesbadener-kurier.de Police crime statistics. In 2023, this registered a total of 214,099 cases of violent crime, an increase of 8.6 % compared to the previous year. The increase in other offenses is also worrying; 1,971,435 Theft offenses were registered, which means an increase of 10.7 %.

The Police Crime Statistics 2023 also shows that the clarification rate with 58.4 % is that the number of cases has been the highest since 2016. Obviously there are several factors that contribute to this increase, including increased mobility after the loss of COVID-19 restrictions, economic and social stress by inflation, as well as a high immigration rate.

The citizens are called to be vigilant. Suspicious people or vehicles should be reported to the police immediately. Every hint could be crucial to improve the security situation and prevent further incidents.