Leipzig in the fire rush: Police are looking for witnesses for car brandies!

Leipzig in the fire rush: Police are looking for witnesses for car brandies!

Beipertstraße, 04107 Leipzig, Deutschland - In Leipzig, cars keep burning. On the night of Wednesday, June 19, 2025, several vehicles were set on fire again. Like MDR this happened in the Beippertstraße in the Schleußig district and in a parking space in Antonienstraße in the Plagwitz district. A total of three cars were on fire, one of them burned down and the other two were only partially damaged. The financial damage is currently still unclear.

In the weeks before, there was a series of similar incidents in this area. This also indicates the fact that the police are now investigating for intentional arson. Particular attention is paid to the possible connections between these and the previous arson. Overall, the night remained calm and no injuries were reported.

The police ask the population for help. lvz added that the fire brigade and police were in action. During an examination, it turned out that a fire set had been attached to the exterior mirror on one of the affected vehicles. However, this did not lead to a complete fire.

A similar series of fires had only taken place in the same area at the weekend, in which a 36-year-old man was slightly injured. In this case, the public prosecutor's office is investigating attempted murder. The criminal police are looking for testimony of people who made suspicious observations between June 17 and 18 or on Wednesday morning. Information can be submitted by phone at (0341) 966 4 6666 or personally at the criminal police at Dimitroffstraße 1 in Leipzig.

In Germany, a Statista-Studie Approx. Leipzig now receives special attention, where the police focus on clarifying the new fire series.

Witnesses or persons with clues are therefore urgently asked to report. There is a lot from the citizens to act against such behavior together with the police.