The kiosk at the S-Bahn in Possenhofen was again the target of criminals at the weekend.
After a break-in three weeks ago, unknown perpetrators tried again at the same window.
That left its mark not only on the kiosk, but also on its owners.
Possenhofen
- Constantin Alexandru is at the end of his nerve.
A year and a half ago, he and his wife Lydia scraped together all their money and also took out a loan to buy the kiosk and bistro near the S-Bahn in Possenhofen.
Now the two have become victims of criminals twice in less than three weeks.
Already on the night of November 9th, strangers broke into the kiosk, stole money, cigarettes and a laptop (we reported).
Damage amount according to Constantin Alexandru: around 5000 euros.
On Sunday night, previously unknown perpetrators tried again to pry open a metal shutter at the kiosk.
Alarm system prevents worse
This time, however, the attempt remained.
Less than a week after the first break-in, Lydia and Constantin Alexandru installed an alarm system in their kiosk.
It was triggered, half an hour after midnight Lydia Alexandru received an automatic notification from the system on her cell phone that an alarm had been triggered in her kiosk.
She called the police.
However, the officials were only able to record traces of the break-in, as the perpetrators had probably fled because of the alarm.
Constantin Alexandru assumes that it was again the same perpetrator or perpetrators as the first break-in.
The course of events suggests that.
The second time, the burglars tried again at the same window that was damaged during the break-in three weeks ago.
At that time the shutter was pried open and the window pane smashed.
The police can provide relevant information on z (0 81 51) 36 40.
Kiosk owner expresses suspicion
What Constantin Alexandru found particularly strange: On the day of the second crime, a man had stood at the family's door in the morning.
Alexandru's 12-year-old son was at home alone, his parents driving their cars at the kiosk.
The stranger rang the bell and when the son looked out of the kitchen window to be on the safe side, the stranger ran away.
“He's probably been watching us for several days,” says the family man.
He assumes that the man rang the bell to see if he could break into Alexandrus' home - after all, the car was parked at the kiosk.
The incidents have left their mark.
The Alexandrus had barely recovered from the shock of the first break-in when the break-in attempt came on the first weekend in Advent.
“The second completely finished us,” says Constantin Alexandru.
The 53-year-old, who came to Germany from Romania 30 years ago, complains of headaches, nightmares and sleep problems.
“You can no longer switch off,” he says.
Still, he doesn't want to give up the kiosk.
“That's my dream,” says the trained chef.
He cannot even invest more in the security of the small shop.
Corona, lockdown, the break-in and the credit that has not yet been paid off are already bothering him and his family enough.
He is hoping for the community to which he will soon raise his concerns.
They should invest more in security in public spaces.
The kiosk owner has in mind more video surveillance in front of the S-Bahn station.
"Something can always happen at the train station," says Constantin Alexandru.
