Bottle throw from a parking garage: baby just missed! Police asks for help!

Bottle throw from a parking garage: baby just missed! Police asks for help!

in Bad Kreuznach occurred on January 24, 2025 at 10:10 p.m. a dangerous incident in the pedestrian zone, in which an unknown person threw glass bottles from the roof of a parking garage. A beer bottle hit the foot area of a stroller in which a six -month -old baby lay, and only missed it by a few centimeters. Fortunately, the baby remained intact and there were no other injuries.

The incident happened when the child's father watched a person with a flashlight on the parking garage roof. When he spoke this speech, the person fled immediately. Despite the intensive search, the police could not find the alleged perpetrator. After the incident, the police initiated criminal proceedings for attempted dangerous bodily harm and asked the population for clues. Information can be reported to the Bad Kreuznach police inspection on 0671 - 88 11 0

security situation in Bad Kreuznach

The incidents in the pedestrian zone throw a light on the general security situation in Bad Kreuznach. According to the 2022 crime statistics, 354 registered crimes of violent crime were recorded for the district this year, which corresponds to an increase compared to the previous year when 266 crimes were registered. In 2022, the clarification rate was 87%, while it was 91% in the previous year.

of the 354 suspects were 304 men and 51 women, of whom around 32% are not of German origin. The distribution of age is particularly striking: among the suspects there are 100 people under the age of 21, 37 between 21 and 25 years and 49 between 25 and 30 years. This shows that a significant part of the violent crime comes from younger people.

The definition of violent crime

Violent crime includes a variety of serious offenses in police crime statistics (PKS), including murder, homicide, rape, sexual coercion, robbery and dangerous and serious bodily harm. The fact that in five cases with a firearm in Bad Kreuznach, of which it was actually shot in two cases, underlines the drama of the situation. These threats make it clear that the citizens in the city are faced with a number of potentially dangerous behaviors.

The current events, including the incident on January 24, illustrate the need to strengthen the security measures and to promote cooperation between the police and the population in order to prevent future incidents and to counteract violent crime.