Crime wave hits Hochtaunus: Thefts and drunk-driving crash under investigation
**PD Hochtaunus - Police Headquarters Westhessen**
***Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe** (our platform)*
- **Theft of E-scooter**,
Oberursel, Platz der Deutschen Einheit, U-Bahn station U3, Wednesday, 10.09.2025, 17:00 to Thursday, 11.09.2025, 00:40
(sn)In the night to Thursday, thieves stole a black E-scooter of the brand Segway at the U-Bahn station U3 in Oberursel. The owner secured his E-scooter with a bike lock at a bike rack on Wednesday afternoon around 17:00. When he wanted to use it again around 00:40, it was nowhere to be found. The police are now searching for the vehicle. The last known registration number was "123WEI". The police station Oberursel can be reached at 06171 - 6240-0 for any information or observations regarding the theft or the whereabouts of the E-scooter.
- **Theft of a light motorcycle**,
Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Hofheimer Straße, Sunday, 31.08.2025, 16:00 to Tuesday, 09.09.2025, 13:00
(sn)Between Sunday, 31.08.2025, 16:00 and Tuesday, 09.09.2025, 13:00, unknown perpetrators stole a blue light motorcycle in Bad Homburg. The owner had parked it on a parking lot on the street and only noticed the theft a few days later. The police are now searching for the vehicle. The last known registration number was "653WGB". The police station Bad Homburg can be reached at 06172 - 120-0 for any information or observations regarding the theft or the whereabouts of the light motorcycle.
- **Bronze sculpture stolen from cemetery**,
Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe - Kirdorf, Friedberger Straße 70, Waldfriedhof, Monday, 01.09.2025, 08:00 to Wednesday, 10.09.2025, 12:00
(sn)In recent days, unknown perpetrators stole sculptures from a cemetery in Kirdorf. In the period from Monday, 01.09.2025, 08:00 to Wednesday, 10.09.2025, 12:00, unknown perpetrators damaged a grave on the Waldfriedhof and stole bronze angel wings worth approximately 55,000 euros. Anyone who noticed suspicious persons or noises around the cemetery in this period is asked to inform the police in Bad Homburg at 06172 - 120-0.
- **Drunk driver crashes, other driver flees**,
Federal Road 455 near Kronberg im Taunus, Thursday, 11.09.2025, 00:10
(sn)In the night to Thursday, a drunk man crashed his vehicle on the Federal Road 455 near Kronberg. The police are now looking for another involved vehicle. The 45-year-old from the Hochtaunuskreis was driving his black Audi Q6 on the Federal Road 455 from Oberursel in the direction of Kronberg im Taunus. While turning on the Federal Road, he caused an obstacle, so that another road user brushed against his vehicle while driving past. Instead of stopping, the vehicle then fled the scene. The Audi then rolled into the ditch. During the accident investigation, it was found that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. After a successful blood test, the driver could be released from the station. The damage to the Audi is estimated at approximately 1,700 euros. The police station Königstein can be reached at 06174 - 9266-0 for any information or observations regarding the accident.
**Contact for inquiries:**
Police Headquarters Westhessen - Wiesbaden, Konrad-Adenauer-Ring 51, 65187 Wiesbaden, Press Office, Phone: (0611) 345-1045/1041/1042, Email: **[email protected]**
Original-Content by: PD Hochtaunus - Police Headquarters Westhessen, transmitted via news aktuell
