Crime - Police: Parts of Pinneberg city center controlled area
Due to a disproportionately high level of crime in Pinneberg city center, the police have set up a so-called control area there. The police announced on Thursday that there had been an increase in shoplifting, bag and bicycle thefts as well as crimes of brutality and violence in recent weeks. The aim is to reduce the number of offences, to shed light on the perpetrators and to increase the public's sense of security, the statement continued.
According to the police, police officers have further powers of intervention in the control area, such as identity checks, physical searches and searches of items carried.
The order reportedly applies to the areas of Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, Ebertpassage, Dingstätte, Bismarckstraße, Am Rathaus, Damm, Bahnhofstraße, Hofweg, Lindenstraße, Am Drosteipark, Drostei, Drosteiplatz, Moltkestraße, Rockvillestraße, Bahnhof, Drosteiweg, Schauenburgerstraße, Rübekamp, Elmshorner Straße 1-21 and Fahltskamp between Dingstätte and Bahnhofstraße.
Police press release
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The police in Schleswig-Holstein, specifically in Pinneberg, have been active in addressing the rise of criminality in the city center, as they've established a control area to combat shoplifting, bag and bicycle thefts, and acts of brutality and violence. Residents and visitors may notice increased police presence and intervention powers in areas such as Friedrich-Ebert-Straße and others mentioned in the police's order.
Source: www.stern.de
