Dark car kidnaps the safe: burglary in Kirchardt makes headlines!

Dark car kidnaps the safe: burglary in Kirchardt makes headlines!

in Kirchardt, unknown perpetrators caused excitement in the early morning of June 10 when they violently entered a petrol station on Sinsheimer Strasse around 3:30 a.m. The burglars opened the glass input sliding door with brerzing and triggered an alarm, which, however, did not lead to the defense against the perpetrators in time. A short time later, the unknowns captured a safe, which was then invited to a dark car that was parked in front of the shop. With their prey of several thousand euros, the burglars fled towards Hauptstraße.

The police are intensively looking for witnesses who can provide information about the perpetrators or the escape vehicle. The Heilbronn criminal police asks people who have observed something to report on 07131/1044444. As the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , this is not the first attack at petrol stations in the Heilbronn Region. There were already two similar incidents on the Pentecost weekend.

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The incidents in Kirchardt are part of a worrying development that is observed nationwide. According to a current burglar statistics, there were 77,819 burglaries in Germany in 2023, which corresponds to an increase of 18 percent compared to the previous year. While the rural regions on which Kirchardt belongs, with 61 burglaries per 100,000 inhabitants, have a comparatively lower value, the crime situation is still alarming.

The number of unreported cases could be even higher, because 47 percent of the attempts at burglary are unsuccessful. The crime methods are also varied and range from prying doors to the popular cylinder pull. Prevention measures are therefore becoming increasingly important. In many regions, the police offer free security consultations to clarify the citizens: inside about mechanical and technical solutions for burglary protection. Combinations of different security measures are particularly effective to deter potential perpetrators.

The police are aware of the current tendencies and take measures to combat crime seriously. Setting up a helicopter for searching according to the perpetrators in Kirchardt shows that the protection of citizens is at the top. Witnesses are therefore called up to provide information - every note counts!

The situation in the region makes it clear that growing awareness of security measures is necessary. The citizens are well advised to secure their living rooms and shops through targeted precautions and thus actively contribute to crime prevention. The Voice of Voice: Security starts at home!