Two brutal attacks in Emden and Westoverledingen shake the neighborhood!

Two brutal attacks in Emden and Westoverledingen shake the neighborhood!

Night to Saturday was not an easy evening in Emden and Westoverledingen. In the dark, there were two dangerous bodily harm that the police employed in these two locations. According to the Ostfriesen Zeitung, the incidents are dated 21 June 2025.

In the first case, the clashes occurred in a machine kiosk in your street in Westoverledingen. Unknown people stopped several customers and thus created a threatening mood. During this argument, a 24-year-old man was hit in the face, another 23-year-old was pushed and injured. In addition, two other people aged 19 and 26 were exposed to threats.

incident in the pedestrian zone

less than five kilometers away, in the pedestrian zone of Emden, two men took a harassing attitude towards two other young men. A 24-year-old Emder and a 27-year-old from Wolfsburg beat and came up with the victims aged 22 and 25. These were slightly injured and needed medical help.

The police are now looking for other witnesses to these incidents and asks the population to report. Information can be given on telephone numbers 0491/976900 for Emden and 04921/8910 for Westoverledingen.

additional offenses and their context

But not only in Emden and Westoverledingen there were new incidents. The entire context of crime in Germany can be seen in the BKA Report. In 2024, crime in Germany fell by 1.7 %. Nevertheless, there are worrying developments in the field of violent crime, which has increased by 1.5 % and has reached the highest level since 2007

The increase in suspects of children and adolescents is particularly striking by 11.3 % or 3.8 %. Society is confronted with a serious problem here, which is partly influenced by mental stress and economic uncertainties. Experts draw attention to the fact that violent crime is often committed in public places, which is also reflected in the weekend incidents.

Additional crimes have also been recorded in the region in the past few days - from property damage to vehicles to traffic accidents under the influence of alcohol. The police reported an incident in Hesel, where strangers scratched the paint of a parked VW Caddy, and several traffic accident escape in Leer, who also keep the officials on trot.

summarized the situation in the cities does not remain calm. After the incidents in Emden and Westoverledingen, the police pursue the clues and looks around for solutions to increase security in the region.