Cigarette machine blown up in Oschatz - police are looking for witnesses!

Cigarette machine blown up in Oschatz - police are looking for witnesses!

On the night of July 22, a spectacular incident in Oststraße from Oschatz caused excitement: unknown perpetrators blew up a cigarette machine. As the lvz this happened around 0.30 a.m. Perpetrator brought a pyrotechnic object in the output compartment to detonation. The property damage caused is estimated at around 3,500 euros. The Oschatz police have now taken up the investigation into the introduction of an explosive explosion and is looking for indications of the perpetrators who are previously unknown.

This incident is not to be considered isolated. Just 25 minutes earlier, in Torgau, a 22-year-old had noticed because of a risky escape from the police. The driver of a VW Passat ignored the civil servants' pending signals and caused several accidents with standing vehicles and road facilities. Here, too, the police were challenged and was finally able to stop the vehicle on Georgenstrasse. The driver, who was traveling without a valid driving license and possibly consumed amphetamines, was custody. In the vehicle, the officers also found a melee weapon, which further worsened the Situation. In Torgau, the list of allegations is long: Among other things, the risk to road traffic and forgery of documents must now be clarified.

Investigations and hazard reports

The police admonish the population as caution, in view of the increase in incidents of this kind. In 2024, more than 680 cases of explosive explosions were recorded in Germany, as evidenced by current statistics from the Federal Criminal Police Office. The trend clearly shows an alarming increase in recent years, which increasingly makes both citizens and law enforcement authorities on alert.

Another incident that causes concern equally, occurred in Delitzsch, where a 90-year-old woman was victim to a shock call. Under the pretext that her granddaughter had had a serious accident, the perpetrators demanded money and jewelry. The police also investigate here and urge this fraud.

All of these events illustrate the need for increased vigilance in our community. Therefore, eyewitnesses of the bomb explosion in Oschatz are asked to report to the police in order to put light on this crime.

We keep our readers up to date with the latest information and hope for a quick clarification of all three incidents to ensure security in our cities.