Burglary attempt at Stadtsparkasse Dessau: men flee undetected!

Burglary attempt at Stadtsparkasse Dessau: men flee undetected!

Poststraße, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, Deutschland - last night, on July 5, an attempt to break into the foyer of the Stadtsparkasse Dessau caused excitement. The bank's alarm started at 1.30 a.m. and the police quickly moved out. The officers met a 22-year-old passer-by who had observed the situation on site. He reported that he saw two to three men who violently punched the electronically locked main entrance door and penetrated into the bank's foyer. Fortunately, however, the burglars could not get into the rooms behind and disappeared in an unknown direction without causing any noteworthy damage, such as [mz.de] (https://www.mz.de/lokal/dessau-rosslau/einbruchsalarm-bei-der-dessau-ausgelost-unkanner-tur-auf- 4078551) reported.

The police have now initiated investigations and also carried out a securing of evidence on site. The police doctor asked the population for helping to receive any information about the fleeting perpetrators. A concrete damage has not yet been determined.

burglary statistics on the advance

This incident is part of a trendy trend: According to current burglary statistics For 2025, an increase in burglars by 25 % is recorded in comparison to 2020. The crime of this kind is increasing, especially in urban areas in Germany. The statistics show that over 100,000 burglaries in major German cities are registered annually.

technological progress could help here. AI-supported alarm systems have proven to be very effective and in 80 % of the cases prevent burglars. Social factors such as neighborhood binding and architectural design can also contribute crucially to reduce the burglary figures, as the current data prove.

Caution is better than forbearance

In this context, it is important to clarify other security risks. Another incident from May 2021 shows when an 85-year-old Dessauer was the victim of a fraud attempt. She received a call from a supposed savings bank director who wanted to celebrate her counterfeit money. It is important how the [police Saxony-Anhalt] (https://www.sachsen-anhalt.de/bs/pressemitteigungen/polizei/polizeidirection-dessau?tx_tsarssinclude_pi1%5Baction %5d = single & tx_tsarssinclude_pi1%5bController%5D = base & tx_tsarssinclude_pi1%5buid%5d = 196906 & chash = d7e97f65F8FC4CB4DC5FAD21) White makes: distrust you inquiries about personal data! Serious communication should always be taken into account in order to protect yourself from financial damage.