The balance of the police on New Year’s Eve in Lower Franconia is relaxed: the officers had to move out a total of 250 times. There were about 70 missions more than at the turn of the year 2020/21, according to the police. The majority of the missions this time: disturbances and the use of fireworks. The officers were therefore called 100 times.
Main task of the police: control of the corona rules
The main task of the police on the second New Year’s Eve under corona conditions was to check the applicable rules. The majority of the population adhered to the regulations. But there were 25 violations of the contact restrictions. According to the police, there were no large gatherings of people.
Old Main Bridge Würzburg: Celebrants without distance and with alcohol
According to BR information, several hundred people celebrated quietly on the old Main Bridge in Würzburg. However, many did not adhere to the applicable corona distance rules. Despite the alcohol and firecrackers ban in the city center, many drank alcohol and lit fireworks. When asked, police spokesman Philipp Hümmer could not answer how many of the 25 reported violations in all of Lower Franconia can be traced back to this celebration. The New Year’s Eve was also quieter in terms of corona violations than that at the last turn of the year, emphasizes Hümmer.
Other uses: accidents and firecrackers in the mailbox
The further balance of the Lower Franconian police: 17 accidents on New Year’s Eve, but no injuries. There were isolated cases of physical injuries and a total of six property damage. In Kist in the district of Würzburg, a stranger blew up a mailbox with firecrackers. This resulted in damage of 300 euros.
Shots with air gun at houses in Hofheim
In Hofheim in the Haßberge district, a stranger shot a house on Senningstrasse with steel balls. According to the police, the window panes were damaged and the shutters perforated. The police found similar damage to other residential buildings in the street. The property damage is around 2,000 euros. The police assume that an air gun was used. Witnesses should report to the police in Hassfurt.
Several small fires in Lower Franconia
In Ostheim vor der Rhön the fire brigade had to move out and extinguish a burning hedge. It had caught fire from a stray rocket. The fire brigade was able to prevent the flames from spreading to an adjacent house. The damage is 1,000 euros.
A hedge also burned in Westerngrund in the Aschaffenburg district. Residents were able to put out the flames before the fire department was there. The Aschaffenburg district fire inspection reports that the emergency services were able to return to the area after the fire had been checked. In Alzenau in the Aschaffenburg district, the fire brigade was also called to a chimney fire. The emergency services were able to remove the danger together with a chimney sweeper.
The Würzburg fire brigade had to move out twice during the night: once because of burning garbage cans, once because people were locked in a broken elevator. At the turn of the year 2019/2020, the Würzburg fire brigade had twelve missions.
Confrontation in Geroda
In Geroda in the Bad Kissingen district there was a dispute between several young people and a 53-year-old resident on New Year’s Eve. One of the youths kicked a street lamp, another set fire to firecrackers and thrown it against the man’s window. There was no damage. The police then triggered the celebration of the young people.
Family celebrates New Year’s Eve in Karlstadt – despite the quarantine
In the Karlstadt district of Stetten in the Main-Spessart district, neighbors celebrated New Year’s Eve together. The problem: One family was actually in quarantine. The four people have violated the order of the health department. According to the police, the celebration has ended. In addition, the family expects a lawsuit for violations of the Infection Protection Act.
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