Large searches in Rees and Kalkar: Potty series cleared up!

Large searches in Rees and Kalkar: Potty series cleared up!

On January 29, 2025, police work in the district of Kleve was shaped by a number of significant measures. In the cities of Rees and Kalkar, several search resolutions were carried out, which were carried out by the Klever criminal police district under the direction of the criminal commissioner 1. The background to these actions are six robberies on petrol stations and a bakery in Kalkar, which in the past few months attracted the attention of the investigators.

In the course of the searches, two young men from Rees were able to be intended and temporarily arrested. These arrests meant that the men were shown to the judge at the Kleve district court. At the request of the public prosecutor, the two accused arrest warrants were issued and they were admitted to a correctional facility. The investigation that has been running since October 2024

Review of robbery in the district of Kleve

The current events throw a light on the general security situation in the district of Kleve, where a total of seven robberies were recorded in apartments in 2022. The clearance rate was 85.714 percent. However, in 14 percent of the cases it was only in the event of an attempted robbery. There were ten men and one woman among the 11 suspects at that time, with 64 percent of non-German origin. In 2021, the police recorded eight robberies with a reconnaissance rate of 75 percent.

Reporting Freenet emphasizes that the investigation continues to continue and that the presumption of innocence applies to the two arrested. Security experts in the district of Kleve emphasize the importance of police crime statistics (PKS) to observe crime developments and the development of preventive measures. The PKS is published annually and offers comprehensive data on crime in the region.