Ticket machine blown up in Sommersdorf – perpetrators on the run!

Ticket machine blown up in Sommersdorf – perpetrators on the run!

A new incident is causing excitement in the region: In Sommersdorf, a district of Marienborn in the Börde district, a Deutsche Bahn ticket machine was blown up and completely destroyed. Loud mz.de There is evidence that the perpetrators used pyrotechnic explosive devices. Residents reported a loud bang that alarmed them and eventually called the police.

When the officers arrived, the unknown perpetrators had already left. A dark vehicle fled towards the A2 motorway. The material damage is estimated at around 10,000 euros. It is noteworthy that the police assume that no banknotes were stolen when the machine was blown up. The police secured evidence at the crime scene and initiated an investigation into an explosive explosion.

An increase in vending machine blasts

This spectacular act is part of a worrying series of incidents. Ticket machines in the region repeatedly fall victim to attacks. The numbers show alarming trends: In the first half of 2023, a total of 29 explosions were counted at train stations in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, with half of these incidents taking place in Saxony-Anhalt sao.de.

Monetary reasons are often involved: the perpetrators try to get into the ATM cash box. In the past, significant sums of money have been stolen in similar crimes - such as in February 2022, when four men stole around 7,500 euros in several explosions in Dessau-Roßlau and are now on trial.

Police are intensifying investigations

The police in the region are doing everything they can to clarify the reasons for the increase in such acts and to finally find the masterminds. Another example of the current challenges are the recent reports from Oschatz, where a ticket machine was also blown up without any exact damage being known. A pyrotechnic device was also used here, reports said polizei-melden.com.

The security authorities are faced with the challenge of stopping these incidents. Citizens are called upon to be vigilant during this time. Information from the public is particularly important in such cases, which is why the police and judiciary rely on the support of local residents.