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Car thief looks for a toilet – steals his jacket and car in Altenweddingen!
Current police reports from the Börde: thefts, break-ins and an apartment fire - Find out more about the incidents from July 15, 2025.
Car thief looks for a toilet – steals his jacket and car in Altenweddingen!
In Altenweddingen, more precisely on Wanzleber Chaussee, a brazen theft occurred on July 15, 2025. A 31-year-old man took advantage of the opportunity while entering a store to use the restroom. On the way there, he brazenly reached into an unlocked locker and stole not only an employee's jacket, but also his vehicle keys and other personal items. He was really quick - after gaining unauthorized access, the perpetrator left the area in the victim's car. The victim's cell phone was later discovered in a parking lot at a Metro branch, but the main perpetrator remains unknown. The Haldensleben police have started the search and are asking witnesses to call 03904/478-0. According to magdeburg-klickt.de, such incidents are not the exception and concern the investigating authorities, especially since theft is regulated in German law under Section 242 of the Criminal Code.
What do affected citizens need to know about theft? According to the German Criminal Code, theft is the unlawful taking of someone else's movable property with the intention of appropriating it for oneself or a third party. This means that the perpetrator must be aware that he is taking someone else's property and wants to use it lawfully. The penalties are varied, including imprisonment for up to five years or fines - depending on the value of the stolen goods and the criminal record of the perpetrator, as a look at the information at rechtsanwalt-erhard.de shows.
Burglary in Oebisfelde
Another incident that concerns the region is a break-in in Oebisfelde that took place on the night of July 14, 2025. Unknown perpetrators forcibly gained access to a company premises on Ritterstrasse and searched the offices. Amazingly, they managed to open both a safe and a cash box using a previously stolen key. They ultimately stole 250 euros in cash from there. Forensic measures were carried out directly at the crime scene, but so far there is no evidence of the perpetrators, which is why the police are asking for information from witnesses on the same telephone number 03904/478-0. As current statistics show, burglaries are not isolated cases.
Crime crisis
The general crime rate in Germany increased in 2022. A total of around 5.63 million crimes were registered - including around 1.78 million thefts, which represents an increase compared to the previous year. Shoplifting was particularly common, but the theft of motor vehicles was also not negligible, with 25,511 cases. This confirms concerns about security in cities, especially in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the clearance rate for residential burglaries in 2022 was only 16.1%, while that for vehicle thefts was 31.1%, as statista.com reports. Confidence in the safety of streets and businesses is often shaken by such figures.
On July 15, 2025, there was also a fire in a single-family home on Friedensstrasse in Oschersleben, caused by a technical defect, such as a toaster and a coffee machine being switched on. Two residents, aged 87 and 76, had to be taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. Further evidence of the vulnerability of everyday situations - both in terms of criminal and health risks.