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2 clusters · 7 sources · 15 days · First seen · Last updated

Business burglaries in Germany

Overview

A series of burglaries targeting local businesses has been reported across various German states.

In late July, police in Thuringia reported an attempted break-in at a hair salon in Erfurt, where perpetrators caused approximately €500 in damage but failed to enter. Simultaneously, in North Rhine-Westphalia, suspects broke into a gym in Kamen, using a lever to pry open a window and steal nutritional supplements.

By mid-August, further incidents occurred in Dietingen and Selm. In Dietingen, thieves failed to breach a butcher shop’s main door but accessed a garage to steal tools, causing roughly 3,000 euros in damages. In Selm, an intruder entered a bakery, stealing a cash drawer and a safe; however, the safe was empty because of a new cash management system. Police are currently reviewing surveillance footage from the bakery incident.

Entities

Erfurt · German police · hair salon · Redfitness · Kamen

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [CRIME] 7 sources
    Germany: Burglaries reported at butcher shop and bakery

    Police are investigating two recent burglaries in Germany: a butcher shop in Dietingen where tools were stolen, and a bakery in Selm where an empty safe was taken.

  2. 18 days ago

    [CRIME] 17 sources
    German police report burglary attempts at Erfurt salon and Kamen gym

    German police reported two break‑in attempts: a hair salon in Erfurt suffered €500 door damage but no entry, and a Redfitness gym in Kamen was entered after a window was pried, with thieves stealing nutritional

Sources

halternerzeitung.de · newsflash24.de · oberberg-aktuell.de · ruhrnachrichten.de · soltvadkert.hu · taunus-nachrichten.de · wiesbaden-lebt.de