“How to Avoid WhatsApp Scams: Police Warn After Victim Loses Four-Digit Amount in Offenburg”

“How to Avoid WhatsApp Scams: Police Warn After Victim Loses Four-Digit Amount in Offenburg”

28.04.2023 – 10:46 Police headquarters in Offenburg Neuried (ots) A previously unknown person managed to cheat a woman by a four-digit amount on Thursday afternoon via the WhatsApp messenger service. The injured party became a victim of the scam that had already been successfully practiced several times. According to the message from her alleged daughter, … Read more

“Customs Cracks Down on Undeclared Work in Construction Industry with Nationwide Audits”

“Customs Cracks Down on Undeclared Work in Construction Industry with Nationwide Audits”

Lörrach.Freiburg.Offenburg (ots) On April 25, the Customs Financial Control Service (FKS) inspected construction sites nationwide. The audits focused on social security obligations, the statutory minimum wage, illegal employment, bogus self-employment and so-called benefit fraud. Around 70 customs officers from the Lörrach, Freiburg and Offenburg locations in the districts of Lörrach, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in the urban district … Read more

“Hit-and-Run Tragedy in Wesseling-Keldenich: Police Urgently Seek Witnesses to Fleeing Driver’s Identity”

“Hit-and-Run Tragedy in Wesseling-Keldenich: Police Urgently Seek Witnesses to Fleeing Driver’s Identity”

Wesseling (ots) Emergency services secured traces and secured evidence – the Rhein-Erft district police had already deployed an investigative team The Cologne public prosecutor and the Rhein-Erft district police announce: On the night of Sunday (March 26), a pedestrian (20) in Wesseling-Keldenich was hit by an unknown driver and critically injured. Alerted police officers immediately … Read more

WhatsApp Scammers and Car Accident Reported by Aalen Police Headquarters – April 25, 2023

WhatsApp Scammers and Car Accident Reported by Aalen Police Headquarters – April 25, 2023

25.04.2023 – 07:59 Aalen Police Headquarters Aalen (ots) Ilshofen: Accident when exiting the property Shortly after 4:00 p.m. on Monday, a 37-year-old wanted to drive her BMW from a property onto Max-Eyth-Strasse. She overlooked a 32-year-old Ford Focus coming from the left and there was a collision. The accident resulted in property damage totaling 10,000 … Read more

“Two women caught shoplifting in Landau fashion store”

“Two women caught shoplifting in Landau fashion store”

25.02.2023 – 10:01 Landau Police Department Landau (ots) On Friday afternoon, a 22-year-old and a 24-year-old woman from the Germersheim district were caught in the act of shoplifting in a fashion store in downtown Landau. The shop detective was able to observe how the two women took clothing worth around 400 euros into the changing … Read more

Two injured in traffic accident on Niedersachsenring (L94)

Two injured in traffic accident on Niedersachsenring (L94)

diss (ots) A traffic accident occurred on the “Niedersachsenring” (L94) early Monday morning, in which two people were injured, some seriously. At around 7.20 a.m., a 40-year-old drove his Skoda on the state road from Hilter. At the entrance to the A33, the man from Bad Rothenfelde intended to turn left in the direction of … Read more

“Public Search Underway for Arsonist in Salzkotten Following Series of Dangerous Fires”

“Public Search Underway for Arsonist in Salzkotten Following Series of Dangerous Fires”

With a public search, the investigators are looking for an arsonist in Salzkotten in the Paderborn district. On the surveillance video published by the homicide commission, a previously unknown hooded person can be seen who had set a fire in a residential and commercial building on Sunday night. You can see how fire accelerant is … Read more

Police Warn of WhatsApp and Grandchildren Scams in 2023

Police Warn of WhatsApp and Grandchildren Scams in 2023

Frankenthal (ots) On Friday, February 17th, 2023, there were again several fraud attempts via the news messenger WhatsApp. The victims initially received messages, supposedly from their children. Under the pretext that the children had new cell phone numbers, the victims were asked to save the new numbers and asked to continue chatting via WhatsApp. Since … Read more

Handbag Robbery in Gründau: Police Seek Information on Suspect

Handbag Robbery in Gründau: Police Seek Information on Suspect

Offenbach (ots) Offenbach area No post Main-Kinzig area 1st handbag robbery – Gründau loveless On Sunday morning, around 10.45 a.m., there was a robbery at the Ebersbacher Ring. A male person on a sporty bike with particularly thick tires snatched her handbag from a 52-year-old from Gründau and drove away in the direction of the … Read more

Two teenagers caught driving uninsured mopeds and pocket bikes in Sonneberg parking lot

Two teenagers caught driving uninsured mopeds and pocket bikes in Sonneberg parking lot

09.04.2023 – 07:44 State Police Inspectorate Saalfeld Sonneberg On Friday afternoon, according to witnesses, officers from the Sonneberg police found a group of young men in a parking lot in Sonneberg, who were driving around there on their mopeds. One of the men (18 years old) did not have a driver’s license and was driving … Read more