Wild chase in Beeskow: wheel loader thieves elude the police!

Wild chase in Beeskow: wheel loader thieves elude the police!

Yesterday evening in Beeskow, a night-time theft caused a stir: unknown people stole a wheel loader worth around 70,000 euros from a company premises on Frankfurter Straße. Loud Moz An attentive witness observed two masked perpetrators who were loading the heavy equipment onto a truck with a Polish license plate. The police were immediately alerted and quickly tracked down the thieves.

The persecution came to a dramatic end when the police caught the perpetrators in the act. A wild hunt ensued that led the refugees via Grunow towards Eisenhüttenstadt. An accomplice was waiting in the Audi and helped them as they fled. The escape ended dramatically at the railway crossing in Mixdorf, where up to five people jumped out of the Audi and fled on foot towards neighboring fields and forests. Moz reported that the police searched for the perpetrators with a service dog and a helicopter, but they were able to escape undetected.

The trail of destruction

Another incident that concerns the authorities occurred on the premises of the biogas plant “BioPower” in Retz, Lower Austria. On the night of October 12th to 13th, an unknown person vandalized the area and caused an estimated damage of over 100,000 euros. The perpetrator, who only entered the premises around 7:30 p.m., smashed a window, destroyed office supplies, and even left a fire extinguisher empty. The wheel loader on the site was not spared either.

How Today According to reports, the perpetrator moved a stolen manure spreader over an impressive distance of 30 kilometers to the Czech Republic, while causing numerous collisions with obstacles. The vehicle ended up overturning in a garden and demolishing a gas station, which luckily remained undamaged. The managing directors of “BioPower GmbH” expressed concern about the enormous damage that was caused not only to the site itself, but also to the surrounding vineyards and infrastructure.

A worrying trend

Both incidents show an alarming pattern of theft and vandalism that has increased slightly in Germany since 2022. Loud Statista Last year, 1.78 million thefts were registered by the police, which represents an increase compared to previous years. The various forms of theft are particularly noticeable, ranging from shoplifting to bicycle and car thefts to home break-ins.

The number of cases gives cause for concern, with the clearance rate for residential burglaries in 2022 only being 16.1%. This not only causes a lack of understanding among those affected, but also raises the question of how many other crimes remain undetected. The police in Beeskow and Retz now face the challenge of catching the perpetrators and preventing further damage.