Suspect was wanted for theft with weapons - indications requested!

Suspect was wanted for theft with weapons - indications requested!

Weißenseer Straße 19, 16321 Bernau, Deutschland - The station forecourt in Barnim is currently the focus of the criminal police, which has been investigating an incident since April 2025. A young man made an unpleasant discovery on April 9, 2025: a stranger was targeting his secured mountain bike. The alleged thief fled the bike while the injured party and a witness followed him. The persecution ended abruptly when the refugee pulled a telescopic punch and thus enforced his escape, he left the stolen bike. This initiated an investigation due to theft with weapons. A phantom image of the suspect is now available, but the sought -after, a slim mid -fifties of about 188 cm with black -brown hair, has not yet been caught. He speaks little German. Information on his identity can be reported to the inspection Barnim on 03338 3610 or via the internet guard at Polbb.eu/hinweis

The topic of crime touches all of us. A look at the current situation shows that the criminal police are not only active in Barnim. According to the 2024 crime statistics, the total number of crimes in Germany fell by 1.7 % to 5,837,445 cases registered. The decline was primarily favored by cannabis partialization, which led to a significant decline in drug crime. Nevertheless, there was an increase in violent crime by 1.5 % to 217,277 cases - the highest level since 2007. This shows that despite the positive tendencies in some areas, such as the decline in drug crime by 34.2 %, challenges still exist.

coincidences and investigations

The police have not only had to determine in the past few days because of theft. On June 26, 2025, an eleven -year -old girl in Lindenberger Strasse was slightly injured in a traffic accident. A small van had hit the girl's bike, whereupon she fell. Fortunately, the rescue workers immediately took care of the child, while the criminal police examined the circumstances of the accident.

In addition, there was a police operation in Bernau's city park on June 25, 2025, after loud calls, including a Nazi parole. There the officers met a 33-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man who are already known for similar offenses. A criminal investigation is now underway against the two. These incidents illustrate how important the work of the criminal police is to ensure public security.

The role of the criminal police

It is exciting to look at the development of the criminal police in Germany. Originally, the courts were responsible for investigation, but the increasing crime in large cities led to the need for specialized law enforcement authorities. The first beginnings of a criminal police go back to 1799 when a commission was founded in Berlin. These early detection services have changed significantly over the years, in particular with the introduction of new technologies such as photography and fingerprint process in the early 20th century.

The criminal police play a central role today and continuously is working on increasing security in the communities. Despite the challenges with which the police are confronted with, such as increasing violent crime and the increasing number of suspects, their educational rate remains constant at around 58 %. For everyone who has important information about criminal offenses in Barnim or elsewhere, it is again pointed out to report this to the police.