Wuerzburg. After an attack on a young woman, the police have now identified a 40-year-old as an urgent suspect. On the morning of March 5, a 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in downtown Würzburg (we reported). After the police headquarters in Lower Franconia reported on the case, a witness came forward and provided crucial information. … Read more
Wuerzburg. Again in Würzburg, brazen telephone scammers pretended to be police officers. They deceived a 54-year-old from the area and tricked her into handing over a five-figure sum of money from her vehicle. The picker escaped unrecognized with the loot. The caller, posing as a police officer, initially claimed that a close relative of the … Read more
Lower Franconia. The security record for 2021 shows that people in Lower Franconia can live safely and feel safe. Once again, the police were able to clear up three out of four crimes with a clear-up rate of 72.1 percent. While 47,831 criminal offenses in 2020 already represented a historically low crime rate, last year’s … Read more
Würzburg. A 20-year-old man attacked his ex-girlfriend in a threatening manner on Monday night. The officers at the scene overpowered the man, who was armed with two large kitchen knives, according to the police headquarters in Lower Franconia and the public prosecutor’s office in Würzburg in a joint press statement. The attacker is said to … Read more
Würzburg. The Würzburg University Hospital cares for seven children from the Ukraine with cancer: The families who fled arrived at the UKW children’s hospital at the weekend. AdUnit Mobile_Pos2 AdUnit Content_1 The fate of refugee Ukrainian children and their parents is currently affecting many people in Germany. It is particularly hard for those who had … Read more
Würzburg. After the armed robbery of a supermarket last month, the Würzburg criminal police succeeded in identifying three other suspects in the course of intensive and meticulous investigative work. At the request of the Würzburg public prosecutor’s office, an investigating judge issued arrest warrants against the young men. Most of the stolen cash was also … Read more
Würzburg. Parallel to the preparation of the emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees in the Pleichachtalhalle and the Kürnachtalhalle, the city of Würzburg is still striving to be able to offer those who arrive here subsequent accommodation as quickly as possible. For this purpose, the places in the Reuterhaus were first increased by another ten and … Read more
Würzburg. With the signing of a foundation agreement, the Würzburg University Medicine, the Vogel Foundation Dr. Eckernkamp and the Bürgerspital zum Hl. Geist Foundation set the course for the establishment of a new professorship for the prevention of dementia and dementia-related diseases. AdUnit Mobile_Pos2 AdUnit Content_1 With their signatures under a foundation agreement, six executives … Read more
Würzburg. This year, the International Weeks Against Racism will take place nationwide from March 14th to 27th under the motto: “Show attitude”. More than 3000 events are expected. Würzburg also contributes with an extensive program to strengthen a common attitude towards respect, diversity and non-violent coexistence and sends a clear signal against racism and discrimination … Read more
Würzburg. More than 230 people took part in an ecumenical prayer for peace in Würzburg’s Kiliansdom on Friday. At the same time, similar interdenominational prayer vigils for peace in Ukraine were held throughout the diocese, praying for the victims of the violence and for a speedy end to the hostilities. AdUnit Mobile_Pos2 AdUnit Content_1 The … Read more