Robbery theft in Ahlen: Police are looking for witnesses!

Robbery theft in Ahlen: Police are looking for witnesses!

in Ahlen, a city in the Warendorf district, has accepted crime in the past few days. On Friday, June 27, 2025, a predatory theft in the supermarket at the Röteringshof occurred at 2:25 p.m. An unknown man tried to steal a beverage can. When he was asked by two attentive employees, the perpetrator reacted unadorned and pushed the women aside. Both plunged and suffered minor injuries. Rescue workers took care of the two women on site who were treated immediately. The police are now looking for clues to the perpetrator, who is between 23 and 27 years old, about 1.70 to 1.80 meters tall, and is equipped with a black full beard and a black hairline. He was dressed in a black nike suit, wore black Nike gymnastics shoes and a shoulder bag. Witnesses are asked to report to the police in Ahlen on phone 02382/965-0 or by email to Poststelle.warendorf@polizei.nrw.de.

theft with a brazen mesh

Not only this incident causes unrest. In another shocking case, a 70-year-old man was victims of thieves on Tuesday, March 12, 2025, a 70-year-old man on a supermarket car park in Ahlen. While he was just parking his car, an approximately 10-year-old girl knocked on the door and pointed to the ground where coins were. The senior, good -natured as he was, got out to help the child. In the meantime, an accomplice of the girl stole his bag with valuables. The theft remained unnoticed until the man was sitting in his car again. The girl wore wide, beige-brown clothing and a headscarf with a light headband; She spoke a foreign language. The police also ask possible witnesses here.

A look at the crime statistics

These events are part of a worrying trend. According to Statista , around 5.63 million crimes in Germany were recorded in 2022. Of this, 1.78 million of this accounted for theft, which means an alarming increase compared to the previous year. Burglaries and robberies in particular are particularly common in North Rhine-Westphalia, whereby the region recorded over 23,500 burglaries in 2022.

The clearance rate for burglaries is relatively low for burglaries with 16.1 %, while predatory offenses are better informed with almost 60 %. These figures make it clear that the citizens in Ahlen and the surrounding area should be vigilant to put a stop to the perpetrators. The Warendorf police on their homepage News and prevention measures that are important.

It remains to be hoped that such brazen offenses will become less common in the future and that the perpetrators will soon be caught.