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Arbitrarily peaceful Christmas market: three thefts

From the police's point of view, the Mainz Christmas market went very peacefully this year. Until shortly before the market closed on Saturday (23.12.), only three pickpocketing incidents were reported, as the Mainz police headquarters announced in a preliminary summary on Friday. The officers...

Gingerbread decorated with "Greetings from the Mainz Christmas market". Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Gingerbread decorated with "Greetings from the Mainz Christmas market". Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Mainz - Arbitrarily peaceful Christmas market: three thefts

From the police's point of view, the Mainz Christmas market went very peacefully this year. Until shortly before the market closed on Saturday (23.12.), only three pickpocketing incidents were reported, as the Mainz police headquarters announced in a preliminary summary on Friday. The officers had shown a high presence since the start of the Christmas market on November 30. In some cases, they had reunited lost children with their parents.

Mainz police statement

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The increase in criminality during the festive season is a common issue that the police in Rhineland-Palatinate, including Mainz, need to address. Despite the high police presence at the Christmas market in Mainz, three instances of pickpocketing were reported, highlighting the need for continued vigilance.

Source: www.stern.de

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