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Cattle robbery in Pfersdorf: thieves steal seven young bulls!
Seven cattle were stolen in the Hildburghausen district, a case of increasingly frequent cattle thefts in the region.
Cattle robbery in Pfersdorf: thieves steal seven young bulls!
In Pfersdorf, a tranquil town in the Hildburghausen district, thieves stole seven young bulls from a cattle stable. Loud MDR This brazen theft went unnoticed for weeks. It was only when the cattle were planned to be sold that the owner Thoralf Müller noticed that the animals were missing. The damage caused by this amounts to an impressive 17,500 euros.
The police have so far no clues about the perpetrators, but Müller suspects that a well-organized gang could be behind this incident. In order to prevent further thefts, security and monitoring systems at the stable have already been strengthened. However, this could be a constant race against time as cases of agricultural collapse are increasing in the region.
Burglars on the rise in the north
In other parts of Germany, too, such as the Stade area, criminals do not shy away from targeting agricultural businesses. So reported agricultural today that a series of break-ins on farms have been recorded in recent months. In just a short space of time, several break-ins occurred in stables, with the perpetrators stealing valuable equipment and tools. The damage in these cases runs into the thousands.
Another incident in Meiningen is particularly bizarre, in which an entire wheat field of around 7.5 hectares was simply harvested. Here too, the loss was only noticed later, which once again underlines the increasing audacity of the burglars.
Theft crime is increasing
The increasing number of such incidents fits into a larger context Statista explained in detail. In 2022, over 5.63 million crimes were recorded in Germany, including 1.78 million thefts alone. The increase in theft crimes since 2015 has also motivated the police to investigate more intensively, but the clearance rates for residential burglaries are rather sobering at just 16.1%.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, over 23,500 residential burglaries were registered in 2022 alone. These figures show that crime in this area is alarmingly high and protecting farms and homes is a top priority for affected farmers and citizens.
How long will the thieves get away with it? It remains to be hoped that the police will soon receive information about the perpetrators and that citizens can feel safer - both in the country and in the city.