Criminal stitch in Aurich: alert shop theft and flee!

Criminal stitch in Aurich: alert shop theft and flee!

At the weekend, a lot occurred again in the Aurich and Wittmund district, which the police kept up. A shoplifting in the north, a driver's flight to Greetsiel and an incident with an unauthorized driver in Wittmund are just a few of the reported events.

In the north, more precisely on Brückstraße, a 56-year-old from Großheide was caught on Saturday afternoon at 10:40 a.m. The man was in and had no intention to pay for it. The business employees held him and alerted the police. Subsequently, criminal proceedings were initiated against the thief and a ban on house was banned. These incidents throw a light on the growing problems in retail-according to Deutschlandfunk, the figures of the shoplifting steels have increased rapidly since the end of the corona pandemic. In 2023, around 426,000 advertisements for shoplifting were recorded, the highest number since 2006.

Driver: A serious problem

An accident escaped from Friday evening to Saturday morning at the parking lot of a hotel in the Schatthauser Weg in Greetsiel. A yellow Skoda Octavia was damaged on the front license plate holder and the bumper. However, the cause did not show up and moved away from the scene of the accident without leaving his data. Passers-by who have something witnessed are asked to report to the police in the north on 04931-9210. This incident is not only annoying for the injured party, but also leads to legal consequences: driver flight, legally known as "unauthorized removal from the scene of the accident", can result in sensitive punishments that can vary depending on the amount of damage, as busy field expert.

Another problem child: in Esens, also on weekends, a parked car was scratched with an unknown item on Bahnhofstrasse. Here, too, the witnesses are asked to report, this time with the police in Wittmund on 04462-9110. The figures show that not only shop theft, but also property damage increases in public space and thus impair the feeling of security of the citizens.

Unauthorized driving in Wittmund

And the police did not stay without further missions: In the night from Saturday to Sunday, a car and his 17-year-old driver were checked in Wittmund at 3:00 a.m. The boy had no driver's license, and to make matters worse, the license plates of the vehicle had previously been stolen. Several criminal complaints were raised against him. This shows how important it is that the police act quickly even with apparently small traffic violations.

These incidents reflect a bigger problem that can currently be observed in retail and general security in the cities. The increase in thefts and vandalism not only causes immediate economic damage, but also affects the feeling of security in the community. In the future, the police will continue to pursue such offenses and protect the citizens.