Raccoon cubs in distress and an honest petrol station customer: city police operations in June

The city police were called out several times in June due to disturbances. In the first week, the officers counted 29 incidents, a week later there were already 40. 36 complaints were received in the third week of June. By the end of the month, the number had jumped to 70.

In one disturbance, the person responsible showed considerable lack of understanding. It took a great deal of effort to establish his identity. Due to his behavior, corresponding charges were filed.

The city police broke up a birthday party that had gotten out of hand shortly before four o'clock on the fourth weekend in June and sent the guests home. A short time later, local residents reported that the party had resumed. The person responsible denied the renewed presence of guests in his apartment and refused to allow the members of the municipal police to enter. When the city police heard cries for help in the background, they entered the apartment. The bedroom door was held shut from the inside, so the emergency services had to use force to remove the twelve revelers from the room. They checked whether there were any injured persons among those present.

In June, as in May, there were rather few reports of helpless people: between nine and 19. Most of these were sick, drunk or confused people who needed medical assistance.

One person was admitted to the psychiatric ward of the Sana Hospital due to mental distress.

A man reported as helpless was uncooperative towards a patrol. A check revealed that an arrest warrant had been issued for the man, which is why the city police arrested him.

One person was no longer responsive due to his high alcohol consumption. Even before the ambulance arrived, another man questioned the assistance measures, accused the patrol of arbitrariness and behaved aggressively. It was only when he was ordered to leave and threatened with coercive measures that he came to his senses. The emergency services attended to the drunk person and took him to hospital.

In June, the emergency services examined another drunk person and took them to hospital. The alcohol level was 3.81 per mille and the blood sugar was extremely high. The man also complained of severe back pain.

In June, the city police were called to another helpless person on the sidewalk who was found shaking badly and lying on the ground, apparently drunk. A breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of 1.32 per mille. As the person complained of severe knee pain and stated that he was unable to walk, an ambulance took him to the Sana Klinikum Offenbach.

A patrol was able to convince a man to seek medical care and treatment after he had expressed suicidal thoughts.

The traffic police carried out speed checks at up to 49 locations per week and initiated between 162 and 313 proceedings for exceeding the speed limit.

There were a particularly high number of warnings for parking offences and other traffic violations in the first week of June, with 2896. There were between 18 and 45 significant traffic obstructions per week. These include, for example, blocked driveways, parking spaces for the severely disabled and temporary stopping bans.

A total of 156 vehicles were registered for de-stamping at the Offenbach registration office in June. Between 18 and 51 vehicles were towed away in June, all others received an expensive warning.

The city police were called out several times in the first week of June: Several raccoon cubs that had escaped from their nest and had become stuck in a gutter were caught by the fire department and handed over to the gamekeeper.

The state police searched for a vehicle whose driver had hit a cyclist, offered him money and then committed a hit-and-run. The city police found the driver and his car in the city and handed him over to the state police.

In the second week of June, the city police stopped a driver who attracted attention by accelerating sharply, revving his engine and speeding. The driver was aggressive and uncooperative. As he did not have a valid driver's license, the state police took over the case.

An honest petrol station customer called the city police because he was unable to pay his bill. The night counter was unmanned and it was only after ringing and knocking several times that the cashier, who had overslept the refueling process, woke up.

A patrol officer gave an aggressive beggar in the pedestrian zone a 24-hour ban. On Wednesday evening, they expelled a drunken man from the playground because he was harassing and intimidating children.

Neighbors reported a dog that had been barking for 24 hours. As the noise was increasing and the dog's condition was unclear, a locksmith opened the apartment. The caretaker appeared during the operation and explained that she had been with the dog until recently, but that the owner was on vacation. The dog was in very good condition and well cared for.

In the third week of June, two people appeared at the city police station and reported that they could locate a lost cell phone near the "Bierbrauerweg". They asked the police for help to find the cell phone. The patrol accompanied them to the location. They continued to locate the cell phone there. There were several buses parked there. The patrol found the cell phone in a bus based on the signal tone. A dispatcher on site opened the bus and the cell phone was handed over.

A citizen reported to the city police that she had bought a dog from a private dealer the day before, which was now aggressively attacking her children and biting her. The fire department and patrols were dispatched to secure the dog. On arrival, the woman was standing at the door with the dog. The dog did not appear aggressive. During the conversation, it turned out that the dog had not bitten, but only threatened. The patrol convinced the woman to take the dog to the shelter herself, as she was obviously unable to handle it.

A parked van was reported to the police station with a suspicious, foul-smelling liquid underneath it. The patrol found the vehicle and the liquid, the potential danger of which was unclear. The fire department was called in to investigate. A firefighter determined that the liquid was probably butyric acid. A fire engine diluted the butyric acid and flushed it down the drain. The origin of the butyric acid is unknown. The vehicle received a defect card due to deficiencies.

When a person was forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital in the last week of June, the municipal police found several legally possessed weapons and an assault rifle in the person's home that was in their possession illegally. The city police took all the weapons into temporary custody until the owner's suitability could be checked.

A patrol found a young man safe and sound at home after his training company had reported that it was worried about its trainee because he was not responding to calls or post. The man told the city police that the training relationship was problematic for him.

A caller informed the city police about a deceased dog in the woods and provided details of the incident. The fire department recovered the decomposing carcass and transported it to the animal shelter for examination and chip reading. The caller reported to the city police that the dog had been left in his care for a short time. He noticed the animal's poor state of health and took the dog to a veterinary clinic, which detected cocaine in the blood. Despite all efforts, the animal died at the veterinary clinic. The owner of the American Bulldog pretended to want to bury the deceased animal, but disposed of the body in the woods. The caller's dog was able to track down the body of the deceased dog - whereupon the man alerted the authorities.

The municipal police also had to carry out various residence investigations in June. This primarily involved checking cohabiting couples and cases in which urgent official mail could not be delivered due to missing letterboxes or doorbells.

The city police are part of Offenbach's public order office and report weekly on their operations on the city's website. In addition, once a month it provides a brief overview of its operations in the previous month via the press newsletter.