Speeding e-bikes, runaway goats and replaced locks - July at the city police station

In July, the city police intervened in an average of 48 disturbances of the peace per week. In the last week of June, the city police recorded the highest number of reported disturbances of the peace so far this year. 60 were reported that week. Guests on the summer terraces of restaurants were also warned several times this month to be quiet and asked to turn down the music during parties. The city police take these complaints very seriously and always investigate them. There is often more to a disturbance of the peace, for example domestic violence or fights. This can be dangerous for the emergency services and in some cases requires the support of the regional police. Many people mistakenly believe that noise only becomes a problem after 10 pm. However, any avoidable noise nuisance that disturbs others is unacceptable at any time.

The traffic police recorded the most speeding violations in the first week of July with 299 cases. On average, the traffic police checked speeds at 25 locations per week.

The number of warnings for parking violations and other traffic offenses averaged 1256 per week. Between 18 and 45 vehicles per week were registered for de-stamping at the Offenbach registration office. Citizens reported an average of around 79 significant traffic obstructions per week, including blocked driveways, parking spaces for the disabled and temporary stopping bans. There were particularly many in the fourth and fifth weeks of July, with around 100 each. If the city police cannot reach the drivers, they have the vehicles towed away. An average of 18 vehicles were towed away each week in July.

In the third week of July, the employees of the city police were very surprised when they checked an e-bike that was noticed to be traveling at a considerable speed. The vehicle reached a speed of 55.1 kilometers per hour in the calibrated test. The usual maximum speed for e-bikes is 25 kilometers per hour and the maximum speed for S-pedelecs is 45 kilometers per hour. The driver must answer for violating the compulsory insurance law and driving without a license. He will no longer be able to carry out his delivery work for a fast-food restaurant at his usual speed in future, as the vehicle was seized.

The city police are called out every week to people who appear helpless. In July, there were three to 14 cases per week, often involving drunk people who were also in a helpless situation as a result.

Residents called the city police because they feared that their neighbor was being beaten by her partner. A man covered in blood and his partner with a split lip were found at the scene. However, the two denied that there had been an altercation, so the regional police had to leave.

With 2.25 per mille alcohol in his blood, a man with suicidal thoughts had to be taken to the Sana Clinic after lying helpless in the entrance area of a residential building.

Two other people were taken to a psychiatric clinic for initial treatment.

One particularly critical situation in July involved a person who was found right next to the train tracks.

In July, the city police were faced with a major challenge in terms of emergency response. Right at the beginning of the month, the patrols were deployed twice together with the emergency services and fire department after citizens reported seeing people on rooftops. On one occasion, it was a group of young people on the roof of a supermarket, and on another occasion it was eight people consuming alcohol on the roof of an apartment building. However, the people encountered were uncooperative and some of them refused to leave the roof. One of them insulted the emergency services.

In the second week of July, the municipal police intervened after residents prevented a man from beating his wife. They held him on the ground until the police arrived. The man now has to stand trial for domestic violence.

There was also a worrying report in the second half of the month that a sleeping toddler had been spotted in a half-open van. The patrol confirmed this and tried to find the supervisors. It took 20 minutes for the parents to return. This incident resulted in criminal proceedings for breach of duty of supervision and a report to the youth welfare office.

An intoxicated man also caused a stir when he tried to sell a high-quality bicycle to a kiosk for little money. He could not explain where the bike came from and finally admitted that he had found it in Frankfurt. However, he could not remember the attempted sale.

Another incident involved a naked man on a balcony who greeted the patrol in a friendly manner and told them his life story. Eventually he was persuaded to live out his nudity in his apartment and to wear at least a pair of trousers on the balcony.

In contrast, relatives discovered several firearms and ammunition in an inheritance, which the municipal police seized and handed over to the weapons authority for destruction.

The month was also marked by animal-related operations. At the beginning of July, the municipal police searched in vain for two loose goats in Westerwaldweg. Several loose dogs were caught and handed over to the fire department or the animal shelter.

A tenant was in for a surprise when she discovered that her key no longer fitted. The landlord had changed the lock on his own authority and terminated her tenancy without warning. After a dispute about the validity of the verbal rental agreement, the landlord relented and the tenant can continue to use her apartment.

At the request of public offices and authorities, the municipal police carried out several residence investigations this month. This primarily involves checking on cohabiting couples and cases in which urgent official mail could not be delivered due to non-existent letterboxes or doorbells.

This month, the municipal police attended a large number of small events and gatherings. There were no major incidents. Only isolated parades of vehicles during the European Championships at the beginning of the month had to be warned after some time.

The city police spent many hours on foot patrol in the pedestrian zone, focusing on the harbor area, Komm Center Offenbach and the surrounding schools. Once again, a number of complaints were received.

The cooperation patrol of the city and state police, which is on the road together for six hours a day in the city area, is well received and highly visible. A lot of presence is shown here in the form of foot patrols, but joint checks of restaurants, paths and squares are also part of the program.