Wedding corner ensures chaos on the A52 shots in the air!

Hochzeitskorso blockiert A52 bei Ratingen, während Polizeikontrollen in Mettmann Messer und Schreckschusswaffe sichern.
Wedding corso blocks A52 at Ratingen, while police controls secure knives and the weapon of shot in Mettmann. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Wedding corner ensures chaos on the A52 shots in the air!

On April 22, 2025, the A52 near Ratingen became the scene of a spectacular and dangerous wedding corset. Like Radioneandertal , up to ten vehicles blocked the traffic and ensured chaos on the highway. Witnesses reported dangerous driving maneuvers and blockages. The emergency services had to intervene after several road users alerted the police. They noticed that one of the cars was shot from one of the cars with a pistol.

The wedding corso was in the direction of Roermond and caused dangerous situations for uninvolved drivers. The cars drove side by side at excessive speed and braked the subsequent traffic. Ultimately, the police and numerous emergency services were able to stop three vehicles that completely blocked the main lane. During the subsequent controls in the Mettmann city area, the police secured both knives and a shotgun and confiscated the driver's license. Against this, criminal proceedings are now underway for suspected coercion and risk in road traffic, so WDR

robbery on homeless man

Meanwhile, the criminal cases are also increasing in the Mettmann district. On the same weekend, a homeless man in Mettmann was the victim of a robbery. The 37-year-old had spent the night in front of a business premises on Freiheitsstraße. Between two and three o'clock he was approached by two strangers who asked him money, stated violence and robbed his backpack. The man filed a complaint and had to be treated on an outpatient basis due to his injuries in the hospital.

statistics show that the district of Mettmann has a diverse population. At the end of last year, almost 84,500 people lived there with foreign nationality. Compared to the previous year, there was an increase of around 2,000, with the majority of foreigners from Turkey, Poland, Italy and Greece. In addition, around 16,000 inhabitants live from Asian countries, including Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, in the region.

pedestrian security in Haan

In other messages, the city of Haan takes part in the "foot traffic check 2025". The aim of this initiative is to check the pedestrian infrastructure and to promote the safety and attractiveness of foot traffic. Haan is one of the twelve municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia that were selected for this competition. In the end, a detailed strength of the strengths and weaknesses should provide recommendations for action for each community.

Although criminal incidents in the region dominate the headlines, the district of Mettmann also offers numerous opportunities for a positive development. The current immigration is a challenge, but there is also indications that the crime rate is declining among migrants. This is favored by access to integration programs and the labor market, which also improves the living conditions of those who flee from conflict regions.

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