Burglars use nitric acid: police warn of new danger!

Burglars use nitric acid: police warn of new danger!

A dangerous trend in Berlin threatens in Berlin: More and more burglars are relying on an insidious method to rob apartments. As the Berlin police say, they use highly concentrated nitric acid to silently destroy castles. This type of slump has established itself more often in the past two years and not only leads to material damage, but also harbors considerable health risks for unsuspecting tenants. From 2022 to mid -2024, a total of 318 cases were registered with nitric acid from 2022 to mid -2024, whereby 151 attempts were unsuccessful, such as t-online.de reported

The perfidious stitch of the burglar

The perpetrators use a odor -neutral and strongly caustic solution to attack locks. The nitric acid can not only destroy the castle itself, but also lead to dangerous injuries to the skin. A touch of the liquid should be avoided; Even gloves do not protect sufficiently. In the event of a break -in, the thieves inject the acid in the castle cylinder, which opens the door almost silently and thus increases the risk to the residents. Particular attention must be paid to the recognizable traces and the smell near door locks, since collapsing occurs not only in Berlin, but also in cities such as Hamburg and internationally in countries such as Belgium and France.

In addition, the police warned of a right -wing extremist attack on members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) on December 14, 2024 in Lichterfelde. There were resistance to the police forces, who are now looking for witnesses. A significant request to the public was initiated by the authorities to comprehensively clarify the incident, according to berlin.de .