Traffic accident in Emstek: 49-year-old overlooks oncoming cars!

Traffic accident in Emstek: 49-year-old overlooks oncoming cars!

On March 29, 2025, there was a traffic accident in Emstek, in which a 49-year-old driver was involved in a collision from a dinklage. This drove the old federal road towards Cloppenburg and intended to turn left onto the B 72. He overlooked the oncoming car of a 42-year-old Emsteker. The Emsteker was slightly injured by the collision. The property damage on both vehicles amounts to around 18,000 euros, such as news.de reported.

In addition to this incident, a break -in into a storage room in Essen (Oldenburg) was reported. Unknown perpetrators gained violent access to the warehouse in the period from March 24, 2025, 6:00 p.m. to March 29, 2025, 11:30 a.m. Information on this break -in will be requested to the Cloppenburg police on 04471/18600.

Current crime statistics in the region

In connection with the development of crime in the Oldenburger Münsterland region, a presentation of the police crime statistics in 2023 took place on March 15, 2024. Jörn Krekebaum, the head of the Cloppenburg/Vechta police inspection, reported a slight decrease in crime burden on 4199 criminal offenses per 100,000 inhabitants compared to the previous year, which was 4210. The frequency number has dropped significantly over the past ten years (2014: 5520).

The total number of cases for 2023 was 13,632 acts, which represent an increase of 211 acts (1.57%) compared to 2022. Especially noted are climbs in the areas of the theft offenses (+3.34%) and the crimes for sexual self -determination (+12.00%). The clarification rate rose to 63.15% compared to 62.17% in the previous year, such as pd-ol.pol.polizei-nds.de reported.