Delivery car stolen during food delivery and sunk into the Neckar!

Delivery car stolen during food delivery and sunk into the Neckar!

In Freiberg am Neckar, an employee of a fast snack bar experienced an unpleasant incident when unknown perpetrators stole his delivery car on Wednesday evening. The vehicle was unsecured during a meal delivery because the ignition key got stuck. This gave the perpetrators the opportunity to kidnap the car with a jaunt before they ultimately sank it in the Neckar.

like Remszeitung on Thursday morning in the Neckar discovered. The police had reported the vehicle as stolen immediately after theft, but the initial search measures did not provide any indications of the whereabouts of the delivery van.

rescue operation and recovery

The discovery of the vehicle early Thursday morning at 6:35 a.m. led to a larger rescue operation. Various forces, including the fire brigade, the emergency services, the DLRG and the water protection police, were mobilized to recover the car from the water. The report of Stuttgart News suggests that there were no people inside the vehicle, but a bag of the driver was unaffected.

The police suspect that the perpetrators not only kidnaps the vehicle, but also used it as a fun vehicle and then sunk. Notes from Witnesses, who have observed the suspicious in the area around Bahnhofstrasse in Großsachsenheim or Talstrasse in Freiberg, are important for the investigation.

theft statistics in Germany

The incidents like that in Freiberg are in a worrying context. In 2023, the number of car theft in Germany increased by almost 20 % compared to the previous year. According to information from the ADAC , 14,585 comprehensive vehicles were stolen nationwide, which meant economic damage of around 310 million euros. Especially in cities like Berlin there is a car theft every two hours, while Baden-Württemberg records lower theft rates overall.