Crime in Germany at lowest level since reunification
The number of crimes recorded by German police dropped last year across all states – except one.
Burglaries drop by over 20 percent in a year, signalling major police success
The number of break-ins in Germany dropped by 20 percent last year in comparison with 2016, continuing a drop in a type of crime that reached a worrying high back in 2015.
Despite being away, Munich man catches burglars by using smartphone
Police in Munich were able to catch two burglars in the act when the man whose house they broke into observed the break-in using his smartphone.
Police finger 'uncontrollable' dildo as chief burglary suspect
When a woman in Bremen heard a strange drilling sound, she panicked and called the police. The real culprit was twitching fervently in her bath tub.
Wig thieves make away with 600 different disguises
A band of robbers broke into a wig store in western Germany on Saturday night - and left every mannequin in the place looking embarrassingly bald on top.
Cat camera catches elusive cat burglars
Police pounced on a notorious band of burglars who had evaded the law in several European countries - after a they were caught out by a cat camera.
Crafty 'crook' makes German court see double
It's a trick every identical twin knows - pass the blame on to your doppelgänger. And for a convicted burglar in Düsseldorf it might just free him from a lengthy jail sentence.
World's worst burglar locks himself in house
A would-be burglar in Bonn called the police on himself in the early hours of Saturday – after getting locked inside the house he was trying to loot.
Elderly burglar foiled after losing glasses
One of Germany's oldest burglars has had to spend his 70th birthday in a police hospital after being caught during his latest break-in attempt.
Number of break-ins hits 16-year high
The number of burglaries has once again risen in Germany. Police figures released on Monday show an estimated 2 percent increase in the number of break-ins nationwide.
Police record six million crimes, half solved
Six million crimes were recorded by police in Germany last year, a fall on 2012, but burglaries continue to rise, particularly in the west of the country.
Police blame gangs for burglary rise
The number of burglaries has risen by up to 30 percent in some German states. Police are holding professional gangs responsible for the increase.
Solar panel burglars run off with door instead
An attempted burglary on a clubhouse in southern Germany on Saturday night went awry as criminals attempting to steal solar panels escaped with the building's front door instead.
Dawn raids target Rhineland burglary gang
Hundreds of police officers across western Germany carried out dawn raids on Thursday in an effort to crack down on what they believe to be a southeastern European burglary gang. Ten people were arrested.