Raid on a senior citizen in Rathenow: Unknown tears away shopping bags!

Raid on a senior citizen in Rathenow: Unknown tears away shopping bags!

Karl-Gehrmann-Straße, 14712 Rathenow, Deutschland - in Rathenow there was a shocking incident on July 7th when a 73-year-old woman was the victim of a raid. At 5 p.m. in Karl-Gehrmann-Straße, two unknown men from the elderly approached each other from behind and tore her shopping bag out of her hand. There were personal objects in this, but fortunately the woman was physically unharmed, while she suffers mentally from the experience. The perpetrators fled undetected in an unknown direction. Despite immediately initiated search measures by the police, there was no indication of the two men and the stolen bags. In the meantime, the criminal police have taken over the investigation and witnesses are asked to report to the Havelland police inspection in order to bring light into the dark. Further details about this incident are in the article by maz-online.de to be found.

Such raids on senior citizens are unfortunately not unique. A similar incident recently occurred in Eching, district of Freising, where a 76-year-old was victim of a raid. Unknown perpetrators rang the doorbell and sprayed a liquid in the face when opening. The elderly woman fled to her neighbor in panic, while the thief was able to steal her wallet with 40 euros in cash. As Schwaebische.de could describe the perpetrator who was equipped in dark clothes and equipped with a storm hood.

crime in the trend

The alarming incidents throw a light on the current crime situation in Germany. According to the statistics of the Federal Criminal Police Office, there was a decline in overall crime by 1.7 %in 2024, but it cannot be denied that certain crimes that affect people affect people increase. Thefts as well as asset and counterfeiting are particularly noteworthy, which are under the most common crimes. The often invisible dark field statistics show that many crimes do not appear, which also complicates the situation. This is illustrated in the information from statista.com

It is becoming increasingly important to critically consider the security situation in our cities and municipalities and take measures to protect the citizens. Because as we see, raids such as in Rathenow and Eching can quickly pass and the victims not only leave material damage, but also emotional scars.