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Police Probe Break-In Attempts and High-Value Bike Thefts Across German Towns

Police urge witnesses to come forward during ongoing probes into possible links.

Overview

  • Walldorf police reported failed attempts to force entry into two apartment buildings on Johann-Jakob-Astor-Straße and Eichendorffstraße between Sunday evening and Monday morning.
  • During the same overnight window in Walldorf, offenders accessed a cellar and stole two bicycles worth more than €10,000, with investigators examining a possible connection to the attempted entries.
  • In Leichlingen on Tuesday morning, burglars pried a terrace door at a single-family home and took several watches and jewelry, as officers filed a report and secured forensic traces.
  • In Heilbronn-Böckingen on Tuesday, thieves entered a residential garage via an open door, forced a cellar and removed three premium bicycles valued at about €17,500, then failed to cut an e‑bike lock.
  • No arrests have been announced, and police units in Walldorf, Rhein-Berg and Heilbronn are seeking tips, providing local station numbers for witnesses to report information.