Sertion of vandalism: glass door of the Augst-Halle smashed!

Sertion of vandalism: glass door of the Augst-Halle smashed!

On February 16, 2025, considerable property damage was found in Neuhäusel at the entrance door of the Augst-Halle. The crime occurred on the night of February 16 between 10:00 p.m. and 4:50 a.m.

A previously unknown perpetrator damaged the glass insert of the entrance door with brute force, which led to considerable damage to property. The Montabaur police inspection has started the investigation and is urgently looking for witnesses, especially for visitors to the carnival event, which were nearby at the time of the crime. These are asked to report relevant information on 02602-9226-0. The notification of property damage was sent in the early morning of February 16 at 8:53 a.m. by the Montabaur police department. This News.de reports that the police authorities warn of an increase in property damage.

in 2023, the latest year for which the data is available, the crimes recorded in Germany increased by 5.5 % to the highest number since 2016. According to the Information of the BKA were documented. The increasing figures are attributed to increased mobility after the end of the Covid 19 restrictions, as well as economic and social stress as a result of inflation.

The crime researchers also identified a high immigration rate as a further factor for the increase in acts. A decline in the cybercrime category has been recorded in the case of violent crime figures, while theft offenses have increased significantly. This situation makes it clear that increasingly more people are victims of crime, as the increase to over 255,000 victims of violent crime points. The police will continue to be dependent on the help of the population in order to increase the reconnaissance rate, which is currently 58.4 %, a slight increase compared to the previous year.