Theft attempts - Cigarette vending machines repeatedly the target of attacks
Various cigarette vending machines in Saxony-Anhalt were targeted by criminals over the Christmas holidays. In Sangerhausen (Mansfeld-Südharz district) and in Bad Suderode (Harz district), unknown persons blew up cigarette vending machines. Officers found a field of rubble at the scene of the crime in Sangerhausen on Monday, according to a police spokesman in Halle. The extent to which loot was taken has yet to be determined.
In Bad Suderode in the Harz district, a witness heard a loud bang in the market on Monday night and observed two men tampering with a cigarette vending machine there, according to the police in Halberstadt. The perpetrators fled when they realized that they were being watched. The machine was seized and criminal proceedings were initiated.
Also on Monday, unknown persons attempted to blow up a cigarette vending machine in Bad Kösen. The machine was damaged but could not be opened, according to the police in Halle. No one was injured. In Naumburg, several perpetrators tried to open a cigarette vending machine on Monday morning using an angle grinder. Here, too, they were unable to get at the contents. The amount of property damage has not yet been determined.
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- The criminal activities against cigarette vending machines in Saxony-Anhalt continue, with the county of Harz becoming a new focus area, as a vending machine in Sangerhausen, located in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, was targeted on a recent Christmas Day.
- The investigation into the incident in Sangerhausen revealed a large 'Debris field' at the scene, indicating significant force was used during the attack.
- In a related incident, police in Halberstadt reported that two individuals were spotted tampering with a cigarette vending machine in Bad Suderode, a town in the Harz district, on a different Christmas Day night.
- The perpetrators in Bad Suderode were forced to flee when they noticed they were being observed, and the 'automatic' vending machine was immediately seized for further investigation and potential evidence collection.
- Unfortunately, the wave of criminality related to cigarette vending machines continues, as evidence of an attempt to blow up a machine was found in Sangerhausen, in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, on another recent Christmas Day.
Source: www.stern.de
