Aggression against employees: Unknown people attack radar employees!

Aggression against employees: Unknown people attack radar employees!

On Monday evening, January 27, 2025, a 60-year-old employee of the city of Hamm experienced a terrifying incident in the Hamm-Pelkum district. During his work on speed monitoring in the radar car, he was attacked by an unknown man. As Wa.de , the attacker first knocked the employee and insulted the employee before the Situation escalated.

The attacker, whose identity is previously unknown, then attacked with a wooden stick in the direction of the employee, but missed it. Instead, he damaged the rear window of the radar car. This was done on Fangstraße, while the employee did his job. The perpetrator then fled northwestern. Eyewitnesses are asked to report to the police on the phone number 916-0 or by email to information.hamm@polizei.nrw.de

Details on the description of the perpetrator

The suspect you are looking for is described as about 180 cm tall and slim. He wore a dark anorak with a hood and had grumbled his face with a black and white cloth. This incident is not isolated, as the news situation shows. A similar incident occurred in Bockum-Hövel, where a man became palpable after he was caught through a speed measurement. This finally led to a legal proceedings.

attacks on employees in the area of ​​speed monitoring are a growing problem in many cities. According to police.sachsen.de there are often similar incidents to deal with aggression that can result from the unpleasant experience of flashing. In another incident in Naunhof, an employee of the regulatory office was attacked by a suspect with a baseball bat.

context of the attacks

Such attacks are in the context of an increase in violence against civil servants who work in the public service. During the incidents mentioned, not only civil servants were verbally attacked, but also physically injured. In these cases, the police are investigating dangerous bodily harm, property damage and insult. It is important to raise awareness of the security of employees in public administration and to clarify the expected consequences of such attacks.