Enigmatic vandalism: Berglener Forst devastated!

Enigmatic vandalism: Berglener Forst devastated!

Berglen, Deutschland - An unpleasant incident occurred in the Berglener Forst, where an unknown perpetrator operated vandalism with a stolen excavator. Between Friday, June 6th , and Wednesday, June 11, 2025 , the perpetrator got unauthorized access to an excavator that was parked at a hiking parking lot on the L1120 between Stöckenhof and the radish top. This is reported by the Schwäbische Post .

The police investigation show that the perpetrator has sufficient experience in dealing with excavators. So he drove the heavy device into an adjacent forestry and forest path, where he tugnated in several places and the gravel path. The property damage is estimated at a total of 8000 euros .

witnesses wanted

The police ask the population for help. Witnesses who have made suspicious observations during the period mentioned or can provide information about the incident are asked to report to the police station Winnenden on the telephone number (07195) 6940 . This was confirmed in a further notification of Presseportal.de

In recent years, the number of vandalism offenses in Germany has increased, with a total of around 5.63 million crimes that were recorded in 2022. The increase in thefts is particularly remarkable-in 2022 there were approximately 1.78 million cases of theft, which is an increase compared to the previous year, as the statista study shows. Here the educational rate for car theft with 31.1% is relatively high, but only 16.1%.

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