Burglary in Fellbach petrol station: perpetrator on the run! This is how it goes!

Burglary in Fellbach petrol station: perpetrator on the run! This is how it goes!

Rommelshauser Straße, 70736 Fellbach, Deutschland - On April 17, 2025, Fellbach, in Rommelshauser Strasse, occurred in a burglar to a petrol station. Unknown perpetrators entered the building around 1:45 a.m. and triggered an alarm. According to [Schwaebische-post.de], the burglars who fled in an unknown vehicle reported before the first patrol car arrived. The police immediately initiated a large -scale search, in which several patrol cars and a police helicopter were used. The investigation into the identification and arrest of the perpetrators and to determine the stolen goods. Witnesses who can provide relevant information are asked to report to the Waiblingen police station on the phone number (07151) 950422.

This situation is not isolated, but represents a continuation of a worrying trend in the Rems-Murr district. As early as February 24, 2022, there was an attack on another petrol station in Sulzbach an der Murr. The perpetrator, a young man with a beard, was seen at 9:15 a.m. when he threatened the employees with a possibly armed attack and took cash from the cash register. There is currently no information about the exact amount that has been captured. This was the second petrol station robbery within a few days, with the police initiated a search for this incident, including a helicopter operation. The police ask for notations of the perpetrator before or after the crime for information on 0 71 91/90 90, as also reported [stuttgarter-nachrichten.de].

increased crime rate

In the context of these incidents, it is noteworthy that the police crime statistics (PKS) for 2023 have an increase in criminal offenses by 5.940,667 cases that have been highest since 2016. The clarification rate has been 58.4 %, which is a slight increase compared to the previous year. [bka.de] refers to three central factors that are held responsible for this increase: the increased mobility after the covid 19 restrictions, economic and social stress by inflation and a high immigration rate.

In 2023, 214,099 cases of violent crime were recorded, which has been marked by the highest level since 2007. Theft offenses have increased by 10.7 %, while more than 426,000 shoplifting have been recorded, the highest level since 2006. These statistics indicate a worrying tendency that could also have influenced the break -in in petrol stations, as the incidents in Fellbach and Sulzbach show.