Cigarette machine broken up: two Georgians taken in custody!

Cigarette machine broken up: two Georgians taken in custody!

In the early morning darkness of June 16, 2025, two men in Bergwitz, a district of Kemberg, made a daring raid with a cigarette machine. As Stern.de was reported, listed as passers-by, which listened to one Burglary indicated. The officials immediately moved in early and were able to arrest one of the suspects directly at the scene, while the second was caught nearby. However, a third accomplice escaped undetected.

The investigation runs

After the arrest, custody was arranged against the two men on Sunday evening. An investigative judge of the Dessau-Roßlau district court issued the relevant arrest warrants. Despite the arrests, the third accomplice, which was able to escape the arrest, remains on the escape.

The incident in Bergwitz is part of the increasing crime rate in Germany, which has been red at the alarm level since 2022. According to Statista , around 1.78 million thefts were recorded by the police last year, which was an increase compared to previous years. Shopping steels, bicycle and car burglaries occurred particularly frequently.

A look at the numbers

The statistics show that the thefts in Germany are still the focus of the investigators, especially in the areas where there are often attributes of violence. Theft and robbery are not only an increasing problem in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the quota of the burglaries is high, but also in small communities such as Bergwitz.

The citizens are concerned. "You think if something like this happens on your own doorstep," says a resident. However, the police remain optimistic that the arrest of the two men can cause accomplices to clarify the case and the arrest of the third party.