Police investigate multiple burglaries in Oberberg district

Police in the Oberberg district are investigating several burglaries that occurred on Friday, September 25. In Marienheide, a 63-year-old witness observed three masked individuals, approximately 15 to 16 years old, exiting a garden after breaking into a single-family home through a window. The suspects stole a watch and a silver bracelet before fleeing in a dark station wagon toward Kottenhausen. The driver of the getaway vehicle is described as having dark skin and a mustache.

In Gummersbach, an attempted burglary was reported on the street ‘Am Sandberg’ after a man climbed onto a resident's balcony but fled upon being spotted. Evidence of attempted forced entry was found at the basement door. Additionally, in Wiehl, a burglary occurred on Ennenfeldstraße between 18:30 and 21:15. A resident encountered a fleeing woman in the garden, and it was later discovered that three watches and several medals had been stolen from a bedroom.