Electric Car Thieves Finalize Heists in 3.5 Hours; Spiral Charging Cables in Electric Vehicles Targeted and Disassembled
In a series of unfortunate events, car thieves have been active in the regions of Hanau, Erlensee / Langendiebach, and Gelnhausen, stealing several vehicles over the past few days.
The most recent theft was reported in Erlensee / Langendiebach, where the owner of a blue Audi discovered his vehicle missing on Wednesday morning around 7:00. The car, which had a keyless-go function, was likely stolen without causing any damage, as the unknown perpetrators exploited this feature to open and drive off with the vehicle.
In Hanau, a white VW Passat was stolen from Am Bocksborn (20 series house numbers) on Wednesday around 15:00. The owner had parked his vehicle with HU license plates at the roadside earlier in the day. Upon returning after only three and a half hours, he discovered the theft.
In a similar incident, unknown individuals tampered with an electric Kia Soul in Hanau on Tuesday evening at 23:55, dismantling its spiral charging cable and fleeing the scene. The incident occurred in the Brűder-Grimm-Straße (120 series house numbers).
The theft of a vehicle in Gelnhausen was also reported, with the criminals managing to steal a vehicle in just three and a half hours.
Anyone with information about these thefts is asked to contact the Criminal Police in Hanau at 06181 100-123. The Police Headquarters Southeast Hesse can be reached at Spessartring 61, 63071 Offenbach am Main, and their homepage is http://www.polizei.hessen.de/ppsoh.
The Press Office contacts for the Police Headquarters Southeast Hesse are as follows: Thomas Leipold at 1201 or 0160 / 980 00745, Felix Geis at 1211 or 0162 / 201 3806, Claudia Benneckenstein at 1212 or 0152 / 066 23109, Maximilian Edelbluth at 1213 or 0173 / 5636097. The fax number is 0611 / 32766-5014 and the email is [email protected].
The information about the car thefts was originally transmitted via news aktuell. The Criminal Police are seeking witnesses who can provide information about these incidents.
