Media information from the Leipzig Police Headquarters No. 583|21

Creators: Sandra Freitag (sf), Mariele Koeckeritz (mk), Dorothea Benndorf (db)

Break-in at company

Location: Borna Time: 30/11/2021, 6:00 p.m. to 01/12/2021, 7:20 a.m

Unknown persons broke into several construction containers on a company site and stole a low three-digit number of sets of tyres. The stealing damage amounts to a sum in the upper five-digit range. The property damage caused was estimated at around 50 euros. The police have started the investigation into the particularly serious case of theft. (sf)

Tarpaulin slashers steal toys

Location: BAB 9 i. R. Munich, Bachfurth car parkTime: December 1st, 2021, around 3:00 p.m. to December 2nd, 2021, around 5:00 a.m

Unknown persons cut open a tarpaulin in several places on a semi-trailer that was parked on Autobahn 9 in the Bachfurth car park. The suspects then gained access to the interior of the trailer. They stole three pallets of toys from it. The exact stealing damage is not yet known. The amount of property damage incurred is around 500 euros. Police have launched an investigation into a gang theft. (db)

Sprinter van stolen

Location: Leipzig (Althen-Kleinpösna), Hersvelder Straße Time: November 30, 2021, 8:00 p.m. to December 1, 2021, 6:30 a.m

Unknown persons stole a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van parked securely on a property with the registration number L-RB 8001 in black. Several electronic devices were found in the vehicle, which were also stolen. There was stealing damage in the low five-digit range. The vehicle has been placed on the wanted list. The investigation into a particularly serious case of theft was started. (sf)

Trash can blown up

Location: Bad-Düben, Brunnenstrasse Time: December 1st, 2021, 4:38 a.m

On Wednesday morning, a witness was awakened by a loud bang. It turned out that strangers had put pyrotechnics into a tin garbage can on Brunnenstrasse. The rubbish bin was completely destroyed and the pieces of debris scattered within a radius of about 50 meters. Nobody got hurt. There was property damage of around 200 euros. Investigations into causing an explosives explosion have been launched. (sf)

Fire in a vacant building

Location: Torgau, Kiebitzweg Time: December 1st, 2021, around 7:15 a.m

Unknown persons set fire to several places in an empty building. There was a significant amount of smoke, with the smoke drifting into a nearby school gym. The gym, which housed about 34 people, was evacuated. There was no damage to the building and no one was injured. The police are investigating an arson attack. (sf)

Hunting high stand arson

Location: Delitzsch (Beerendorf) Time: December 1st, 2021, 3:00 p.m

Unknown persons set fire to a hunting tower that was lying on a car trailer. The tires on the car were also punctured. The hunter was able to extinguish the full fire independently. There was property damage of around 900 euros. An arson investigation was launched. (sf)

Break-in at a kiosk

Location: Leipzig (Altlindenau), JahnalleeTime: November 27, 2021, 10:30 p.m. to December 1, 2021, 2:45 p.m

Unknown persons broke into a kiosk between Saturday evening and Wednesday afternoon by levering open the front door. They stole an unspecified number of tobacco products, electronic devices and cash. There was stealing damage in the low four-digit range. The police have started the investigation into the particularly serious case of theft. (sf)

Forward and reverse gear mixed up

Location: Leipzig (Grünau), Ulmer StraßeTime: December 1st, 2021, 2:15 p.m

On Wednesday afternoon, an 84-year-old (German) probably confused forward and reverse gear when pulling out of a parking space. He crossed the footpath with his Ford car, ran over a bicycle stand and collided with the exterior of the elevator on the residential building. The car was damaged to the value of 5,000 euros. The driver then left the scene of the accident without identifying himself as the cause of the accident. A resident saw the accident and called the police. Damage to the bicycle stand and the elevator amounted to 10,000 euros. The elevator is still operational. The 84-year-old was made known and was unharmed. The police are now investigating the unauthorized removal from the scene of the accident. (mk)

Child injured in accident - witness call

Location: Elstertrebnitz, D-DorfTime: November 24th, 2021, around 2:05 p.m

On Wednesday, November 24, 2021, there was a traffic accident in Elsterstrebnitz. When the unknown driver of a white van drove along the entrance to the sports field in D-Dorf, an 8-year-old boy suddenly stepped onto the street, was hit by the vehicle and fell. The child suffered minor injuries as a result of the fall. The driver made sure that the boy was okay through a lowered window and drove away. The police have started investigating, among other things, due to negligent bodily harm in connection with the traffic accident.

Witnesses who can provide information about the traffic accident, the van or the unknown driver are asked to contact the Borna police station, Grimmaer Straße 1a in 04552 Borna, Tel. 0344-244-0 or the Groitzsch police station , Tel. 034296-469-0. (mk)

Danger to road traffic

Location: Grimma (Nerchau), Nerchauer Hauptstrasse Time: December 1st, 2021, around 10:40 p.m

Last night a VW Passat coming from Schmorditz drove along Nerchauer Hauptstraße in the direction of Neichen. After passing the Saumarkt, the driver of the vehicle lost control of the vehicle in a right-hand curve, left the roadway and ran over a street lamp. As a result, the car slid along three house facades, damaged them and tore off a downpipe and a power house connection. The vehicle then came to rest on the roadway, badly damaged. Two occupants then fled the scene of the accident. As part of the accident recording, the 19-year-old keeper (German) of the vehicle came to the scene of the accident. She made different statements regarding the cause of the accident and who is said to have driven the vehicle. The 19-year-old was under the influence of narcotics. A preliminary test showed a positive result for amphetamines. Your driver's license has been confiscated. The police have started investigations into a hazard to road traffic and an escape from the accident. In particular, who was driving the vehicle will be the subject of the investigation. (db)

Ticket machine blown up

Location: Leipzig (Connewitz), Bornaische Straße Time: December 2nd, 2021, around 4:30 a.m. (known to the police)

This morning it was discovered that a ticket machine at the »Leipzig-Connewitz« S-Bahn station was damaged. Unknown people had tried to blast it open with pyrotechnics in the output shaft. As a result, the suspects did not get to the cash box, so there was no stealing damage. Material damage was caused to the machine, the amount of which could not yet be precisely quantified. The criminal police are investigating the cause of an explosives explosion. (db)