Echtaub in Teutschenthal: Police are looking for the thieves of the Shell petrol station!

Echtaub in Teutschenthal: Police are looking for the thieves of the Shell petrol station!

in Teutschenthal, a district of Halle, occurred on February 23, 2025 a brazen theft, which is now calling the police on the scene. Eight unknown men have worked in the Shell petrol station on Lauchstädter Straße and were stolen worth over 250 euros. The incident is said to have taken place at around 5:00 p.m. when the perpetrators left the petrol station without paying after a “Schoppenkurzauf” almost 20-minute “Schoppenkurz”. The recordings of the surveillance camera show the alleged perpetrators, whose identity has so far been unknown. The police asks the public to help with the search.

The investigators published the pictures from the camera and called for the identification of men. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the Saalekreis police for information. "Every hint is welcome," said the police. Please contact us on 03461/4460 or by email to za.prev-sk@polizei.sachsen-anhalt.de. It is important to note that the images may not be shared on social networks or on private websites and have to be deleted after the search, as the authority has determined.

general crime situation

This incident is not to be considered isolated. Crime as a whole rose again in Germany in 2022. Around 5.63 million crimes were recorded, including a number of thefts. The loading steels, which are one of the most common offenses with 344,669 cases with 344,669 cases. In North Rhine-Westphalia alone, over 23,500 burglaries were recorded in the same year. The crime statistics also show that the information rate for burglaries in 2022 was only 16.1 percent, which illustrates the challenge for the police [Statista].

The Shell petrol station in Teutschenthal has impressively showed that even smaller places are not immune to such crimes. The police appealed to the citizens of being vigilant and reporting suspicious activities immediately.

The deed in detail

The petrol station, which was the scene of the theft on February 23, is located directly on a busy road. The perpetrators had already left the building around 5:20 p.m. The Halle District Court ordered the publication of the surveillance camera images to increase the possibilities for identifying the perpetrators. The perpetrators have not yet been known, and identification is essential to grasp them quickly and prevent other offenses.

The police hope for clues that lead to the capture of the gangsters. The case illustrates the importance of cooperation between the population with the security authorities in order to effectively contain crime and to counteract the problem of theft in our society.