Craftsmen in sight: The police are looking for witnesses for theft in Aalen!

Craftsmen in sight: The police are looking for witnesses for theft in Aalen!

The police in Aalen searches for the witness of a theft, which occurred on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. A craftsman had parked his van in a parking lot on Eduard-Pfeiffer-Straße, near a cinema. During this time, an unknown person opened the vehicle door and stole a wallet from a backpack in the vehicle. The stolen wallet contained cash, an EC card and an ID card. The police station Aalen asks for clues to the incident and asks witnesses to report on the phone number (07361) 5240. Schwäbische Post reports that the circumstances of the theft are still unclear.

In the same period of time, further incidents of crime occurred in the region. A parked Citroen was damaged, with a witness being able to read the license plate of a BMW. This also occurred on Wednesday at 5:40 p.m. on a customer parking lot on Eduard-Pfeiffer-Straße. An e-scooter was also stolen in Lauchheim, the value of which is estimated at around 600 euros. The theft occurred between 6:00 p.m. and 6:10 p.m., while the owner was absent. Information can be given for the Aalen police station on the same telephone number. Presseportal adds that

rising crime figures

The incidents in Aalen and the surrounding area are in line with a current increase in crime in Germany. According to the police crime statistics (PKS), the crimes recorded in 2023 rose by 5.5 % to a total of 5,940,667 cases, the highest figures since 2016. This increase is attributed to several factors, including increased mobility after the cancellation of covid-19 restrictions, economic stress due to inflation and high immigration rate. BKA reports in particular that the theft crime by 10.7 % 1,971,435 cases has increased.