Young people flee in Petersberg sports hall after attempted burglary!

Young people flee in Petersberg sports hall after attempted burglary!

On Tuesday, January 28th, around 4:15 p.m. in the sports hall of a school on Goerdelerstraße, Petersberg, Fulda district, an incident that made the local community listened. A group of several young people whose faces were covered tried to break into the changing rooms. As the Fuldaer Zeitung was discovered by the school's caretaker, who immediately intervened and the youngsters questioned.

After the confrontation with the caretaker, the young people fled. An extensive search by the police led to the identification of three suspects, which were subsequently subjected to a person check. However, while the personal details of the young people were found, they quickly reached open. Investigations are currently underway for suspicion of trespassing and attempted theft.

The investigation and its background

The incident is part of a worrying trend that is increasingly discussed in various reports on youth crime. According to an analysis of Kraut reporter there is no significant increase in youth violence, but alarm reports often have the impression of escalation.

The reactions to what is happening in Petersberg have raised questions about the security of schools and youth in the region. It is pointed out that the investigation should provide information about the motifs of the young people. Meanwhile, the police asked for evidence to collect further information. People who have seen or know something are asked to contact the police headquarters in East Hesse or other local police stations.

analogies for further incidents

The incident in the sports hall is not isolated. A few days later, on January 31, a burglary was recorded in a row house in Mährisch-Schönberger-Straße in Fulda. Here, unknowns gave themselves violent access over a cellar door and stolen jewelry and cash. On February 2, there were also two cases of thefts from cars in Fulda, in which the perpetrators came into the vehicles in an unknown way and stole various valuables.

These developments skillfully throw the growing challenges with which the police and society are confronted as a whole. In other cities such as Berlin and Hamburg, increasing numbers of youth violence and burglaries have also been documented. The public discussion about how this problem is to be dealt with, in view of the worrying tendencies in crime statistics and the reactions of the political actors such as the AfD, which calls for the reduction in punishment to 12 years, of great relevance.