December Crime Wave Hits Region with Break-Ins and Traffic Chaos
A series of break-ins, traffic violations, and a road accident marked mid-December 2025 across several towns in the region. Thieves targeted homes and vehicles, while police stopped multiple trucks for serious breaches of transport laws. One collision also left a driver injured and caused significant damage.
The first incident occurred on December 9 in Münzenberg, where a foreign semi-trailer hauling a 12-ton passenger bus was stopped for exceeding the maximum allowed height. Authorities banned the vehicle from continuing its journey and demanded a four-figure security deposit from the driver.
Two days later, in Butzbach, officers inspected two trucks with major violations. A container service lorry had an unsecured load, an expired driver’s licence, and multiple breaches of social regulations. The driver and vehicle owner now face charges. That same day, another oversize transport carrying a 22-ton tracked excavator was halted for poor load securing and an expired special permit. Both the driver and owner were reported for administrative offences.
Between December 12 and 16, burglars struck in Büdingen, breaking into a single-family home through a basement window. They searched several rooms before stealing a computer. Meanwhile, in Bad Vilbel, a spate of break-ins unfolded. On December 15, an unknown suspect used a garden chair to climb onto a terrace roof and attempted to force open a first-floor window but fled without taking anything. Around the same time, burglars climbed onto a ground-floor balcony in the town and entered an apartment, rummaging through cabinets. It remains unclear what, if anything, was stolen.
The following night, thieves smashed the window of a white Mercedes Sprinter van in Bad Vilbel, stealing tools and equipment from the cargo area. Then, on December 16, a crash on the B 521 toward Altenstadt left an Opel driver with minor injuries. The collision caused an estimated €43,000 in damages.
Authorities are investigating the break-ins, though no suspects have been named. The traffic violations led to fines, charges, and halted journeys for the drivers involved. The injured Opel driver received medical treatment, while the financial cost of the crash remains under assessment.
