Overview

• Authorities recorded 15 incidents within roughly two weeks in Västsverige, with many break-ins occurring overnight while vehicles were parked.
• German holidaymakers figure prominently among the victims, though the motive and whether a group or individuals are responsible remains unsettled.
• Police describe offenders drilling into driver doors to enter as people sleep and stealing items including cash, credit cards and passports.
• In a case near Trollhättan, a family's dog woke them as burglars fled; a subsequent search with sniffer dogs did not lead to suspects.
• Officers are distributing warnings in German, English and Swedish and advise avoiding isolated spots, locking vehicles, and adding safeguards such as safes, extra locks, alarms and ADAC-recommended gas detectors.