Blue light in Rhein-Main: Dealer steals police drugs - hazardous substance leaked

Frankfurt

The police in Frankfurt have arrested a suspected drug dealer, then the

But let the intoxicant take off again. The drugs were stolen from the patrol car, as the responsible police headquarters reported on Friday. Evidence from witnesses led the investigators to a 28-year-old alleged drug dealer about two weeks ago. When they paid him a visit in the Frankfurter Berg district, the man handed them around 600 grams of hashish and over 6.5 grams of cocaine. The handcuffs clicked for the young man, the suspect known to the police is now in custody. A day later, the officers found more drugs at this address. They found three bags of marijuana in a storage room outside the apartment. The officers noticed that a stranger was watching them conspicuously. When they wanted to control the man, he tried to flee,the police were able to catch up with him on foot. "Suddenly several people surrounded the patrol car and tried to disrupt the controls at the same time," the officers reported. The patrol asked for reinforcements, the troublemakers fled. "When the officers returned to the patrol car, they found that the previously seized narcotic drug had been stolen from the vehicle."

Frankfurt

police officers were harassed and threatened by several dozen onlookers when they arrested a suspected pickpocket in Frankfurt. On Thursday night, civil investigators observed that the 19-year-old man stole a sleeping man's backpack, the police announced on Friday. Then the thief drove away on his bike, but later returned to the crime scene.

Here, according to the police, he met his 52-year-old victim again and the two plainclothes officers who were able to catch him. When the alleged thief reportedly dropped to the ground and shouted loudly, 30 to 40 people showed solidarity with the 19-year-old. The police were threatened and insulted from the crowd. When another police patrol came along, the situation relaxed and the suspect could be brought to the police station.

Gernsheim 

A leak in a tank in Gernsheim in the southern Hessian district of Groß-Gerau caused a large police and fire service.

There, on the site of a chemical plant, the hazardous substance xylene flowed from a leaky tank into a collecting basin, as the police announced on Friday.

The liquid is hazardous to health.

The tank leak was probably due to a technical defect, said a police spokesman.

At this point in time, there is no evidence of a criminal offense.

A resident reported a strong solvent smell on Thursday evening.

The population should initially keep doors and windows closed.

According to the police spokesman, between 300 and 500 liters of xylene leaked.

Rescue workers sealed the tank.

Nobody got hurt.

Biblis

In

in southern Hesse, an anti-aircraft shell from the Second World War was blown up on Thursday evening. As the police announced, the grenade had previously been exposed during dredging work. Due to the condition, the ordnance disposal service decided to detonate the 50 centimeter long and 17 kilogram grenade on site in a controlled manner. The demolition took place at 10:40 p.m. According to the police, there was no risk to the residents of Biblis at any time.

Hüttenberg

A 51-year-old motorcyclist collided with a car in Hüttenberg in the Lahn-Dill district and was killed. He succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident, as the police announced on Friday. Accordingly, he was on the road 3360 on Thursday evening when an 18-year-old driver met him. For an unexplained cause, this got into the opposite lane in a curve and, according to the information, caught the motorcycle. The young driver was slightly injured, his three passengers were uninjured. The road was closed for several hours. The investigation into the event continued on Friday, it was said.

Bürstadt

During a chase with the police, a 49-year-old driver collided with a patrol car in Bürstadt in the Bergstrasse district. The man was first noticed because of his unlit car, the police said on Friday. After he wanted to be checked by officials on Thursday evening, he decided to change his mind and suddenly drove away at "significantly excessive" speed. According to the police, he almost caught a child. The officers followed him with flashing lights and horns. At a junction, the man suddenly braked sharply, so that the police car drove up to him. He was arrested.

The man is said to have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol. In addition, he did not have a driver's license and his car was not registered, it was said. Several criminal proceedings await him, the police said.