Cable thieves hit in Wiesbaden: Construction site in sight!

Cable thieves hit in Wiesbaden: Construction site in sight!

in Wiesbaden it is once again shown that the city not only offers a beautiful environment, but also has to deal with crime challenges. Last weekend, cable thieves were active in a shell in the Mainz-Kostheim district. Between June 13th at 5:00 p.m. and June 16 at 8:00 a.m., the unknown perpetrators penetrated the fenced -up construction site site on Hochheimer Strasse and cut power lines there to steal them. The perpetrators escaped undetected and left a not inconsiderable damage. Notes on the crime or suspicious observations can be reported to the 3rd police station in Wiesbaden on 0611 / 345-2340. These events are a direct result of the increased crime in the region, as wiesbadenaktuell.de.

The incident fits into a serious picture. On the evening of June 16, a 50-year-old man in Wiesbaden-Biebrich experienced a worrying situation when three young men tried, robbed him of backpack and wallet. The perpetrators were driven out by intervening residents. These violent attacks raise questions: Where does security in our city go to?

crime statistics shows worrying trends

The press conference on the police crime statistics for the police headquarters in Westhessen has confirmed a clear increase in the total number of crime. There was an increase of 288 cases in the region, and the clarification rate drops to 55.4 percent compared to 60.7 percent in 2023. The decline in youth crime in Wiesbaden and Limburg is a good news, but violence against emergency services remains at a high level and achieves historical highs.

It is not only the number of offenses that are worrying, but also the behavior of the perpetrators. They are not afraid to appear in groups and to struggle for their goals in a brutal way. As the incidents in Biebrich show, residents are often the first line of defense against such attacks. In addition, the onset of the apartment remains under the level of pandemic, which offers a certain reason to hope, despite the tense situation.

Another remarkable incident also occurred on June 16, when a 37-year-old man was taken up in Weihergasse while he was working on a parked car. Thanks to attentive residents, the suspect was quickly discovered and arrested, even though he fled without prey. A service dog was used here, which shows how important the cooperation between the police and citizens is in order to counter crime.

The present events in Wiesbaden are a clear call to vigilance. Security awareness and neighborhood aid can do a lot. Let us make sure that our city remains a safe place in which we all like to live.