Focus control in lime: police find drugs and weapons!

Am 14. Juli 2025 kontrollierte das Brennpunktteam Kalk rund 140 Personen im Kölner Stadtgebiet, dabei wurden mehrere gefährliche Gegenstände und ein gestohlenes E-Bike sichergestellt.
On July 14, 2025, the Kalk focus team checked around 140 people in the Cologne city area, and several dangerous objects and a stolen e-bike were secured. (Symbolbild/MK)

Focus control in lime: police find drugs and weapons!

Kölner Stadtgebiet, Deutschland - The Cologne police set a clear sign against crime and security at the city of Kalk on Monday evening, July 14, 2025. As the Rheinische Adsblätter were checked.

A balance that makes you take notice: The police secured several dangerous objects, including a soft air weapon, a whipping ring, a baseball bat, irritable gas and various knives. The controls also led to the initiation of several criminal proceedings, which impressively demonstrated the need for such operations.

checks and reveals

A 24-year-old driver of a car with Dutch license plates, who could not present any ID documents. His drug test was positive - cannabis was involved. After a blood sample was removed, he received a criminal complaint and a security deposit of 600 euros.

The controls also brought to light another criminal incident: A 58-year-old man was caught with a high-quality e-bike that was registered as stolen. Criminal proceedings for theft was also initiated here. Furthermore, the officials found that two men aged 20 and 35 were at the wheel without a valid driver's license - there was also a criminal complaint for them.

security compared to crime statistics

In summary, the use shows the important role of regular controls in the urban area. The feeling of security is repeatedly influenced by current crime figures. According to an analysis of the Statista , Germany experienced a decline in crime by 1.7 % in 2024. The main causative of this positive development has fallen cannabis delications since partialization in April 2024.

Nevertheless, there are always reports of crimes that affect the security feeling of the citizens. Cooperation between the police and the citizens is becoming increasingly important in order to reduce number of unreported cases and achieve the highest possible reconnaissance rate. While the police crime statistics (PKS) shows an educational rate of 58 % in 2024, it is clear that security in the cities has to be checked again and again.

This Situation illustrates that prevention and fast action, as in the case of controls in lime, are of central importance. Even small measures can help strengthen the population's feeling of security and further reduce crime.

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