Auto break in Mainz-Mombach: Police are looking for witnesses!

Auto break in Mainz-Mombach: Police are looking for witnesses!

On Sunday morning, April 7, 2025, a car breakout occurred in Mainz-Mombach, which was alarming for numerous residents and the police. The incident occurred between 9:15 a.m. and 9:55 a.m. when a 73-year-old woman had parked her vehicle, a car, near the forest cemetery to pay a visit there. In this short period of time, the passenger disk of the car was hit and a leather handbag was stolen.

The handbag contained personal items, including a wallet and a mobile phone. It is particularly noteworthy that the stolen mobile phone was found again via location services. It was discovered in a forest path near the street at Fatzerbrünnchen. The police immediately accepted investigations and calls the public for helping to grasp the perpetrator. When it comes to information, you are asked to contact the Mainz criminal police on 06131/65-33999

prevention measures and public warning

The police appeal to drivers not to leave valuables visibly in the car, especially in remote locations such as the forest cemetery to avoid such incidents.

This incident throws a light on the security situation in Mainz-Mombach, which is not only shaped by these current events. Not too long ago there was a spectacular attack on an ATM. In the night from Thursday to Friday, December 31, 2021, several masked perpetrators blew up an ATM in Mainz-Mombach around 2:20 a.m.

The perpetrators fled in a highly motorized Audi RS6 with stolen license plates, which was equipped with a blue light. The escape vehicle came in collision with a patrol car on the Suderstraße / Kreuzstraße intersection, with the rear axis of the Audi broke. The masked men then fled towards Rheinallee on foot, while a large bag was left with part of the prey at the scene of the accident.

In the course of the search, the authorities used strong police forces and a helicopter to hold the perpetrators. Despite the intensive search, the perpetrators could not be caught. During the investigation of the escape vehicle, remnants of explosives were found, which underlines the explosive location of the entire situation.

public security and crime in the region

The incidents alerted the police and the investigators in Mainz. Local residents within a radius of 100 meters had to leave their houses during the control of the explosives found, and local public transport was also significantly impaired. They continue to ask for information that could lead to the clarification of the money theft and the two raids.

The situation in Mainz-Mombach illustrates the urgency of security measures and the need for cooperation between the police and the public to ensure the security of all citizens.