Red alarm level: Trick thieves do their mischief in Aschersleben!

Red alarm level: Trick thieves do their mischief in Aschersleben!

In Aschersleben, an attempted trick theft was prevented on Thursday afternoon, which urges the caution of seniors to focus. Two unknown men rang with a resident and gave gifts to collect donations. With a prefabricated list that contained some names, they first tried to obtain cash. After one of the men scores water to an older neighbor, the other sneaked into the apartment of a 79-year-old woman to distract her and look for valuables in the bedroom. But the attentive pensioner noticed the intruder in good time and sent him to escape with a cry. According to Magdeburg clicks was the escape car a silver Mercedes, which was controlled by a perpetrator with the southern appearance.

The police urgently warns of such mesh and recommends that the older people to clarify the tricks of thieves. Trick thieves often use distraction maneuvers to get access to apartments unhindered. It is always advisable to pay attention to the safety of your own four walls and not simply let in unknown people. According to Facilizer.de , older people are particularly victims of this kind of crime, in which deception plays a central role. The trick theft itself is punished in Germany as theft according to § 242 of the StGB or as a fraud in accordance with Section 263 of the Criminal Code, whereby the punishments can impose up to ten years of imprisonment depending on the severity of the offense.

prevention is the key

To protect yourself from trick theft, some measures are recommended. So no strangers should be left into the apartment and always pay attention to whether inappropriate inquiries are made on the door. "Being suspicious is the best protection!" The police emphasize, while at the same time pointing out to keep important valuables safely and not to leave it open. Also make sure about the information of people who pretend to be a craftsman or controller, and only open doors with suitable safety devices.

In Aschersleben, the pensioner's valuables remained unaffected, and it is lucky that she recognized the Situation in good time. Nevertheless, it remains important to always be vigilant in order not to get caught in such unscrupulous perpetrators.

The crime situation, however, shows that not only trick theft is the police problem child. In Welsleben, a slump into a net branch was recorded on Friday morning, where the perpetrators violently broke through the front door while a car was broken up in Güsten to steal a backpack. In both cases, the police have started investigations and asks for clues to grasp the perpetrators.

Overall, it is clearer than ever that criminal activities in the region should be taken seriously. While the stars of the crimes are the trick thieves, it is often the carelessness of the people who create the right environment for their actions. Therefore, the following also applies here: security is going on!