The work of the police officers in Dachau has been postponed.
While home break-ins have decreased during lockdown, internet crime has increased.
Dachau
- The lockdown has had a major impact on the work of the officers at the Dachau police station these weeks.
Not that they have less to do in times of near-standstill social and economic life.
But the focus of their work has shifted.
It is noticeable that the thieves are holding back.
Burglaries used to be a big problem for investigators, at the moment "burglaries are almost zero", says the deputy head of PI Dachau, Stefan Priller.
A few exceptions are break-ins into business or club rooms.
The Internet crime department recently had more work to do.
According to Priller, the scams on the net have increased sharply.
The main thing was that goods ordered and paid for online were not delivered or goods ordered and delivered were not paid for.
Priller points out that the Internet frauds have less to do with Corona than are due to the fact that online trading in general has recently become more and more popular.
The trick frauds are still at a “permanently high level”, according to Priller, keyword: grandchildren's trick.
There are several reports to the police about this every day.
In the meantime, however, a very, very large number of citizens knew about it and did not fall for the crooks, Priller noted.
There is also something remarkable to say about road traffic.
"If the traffic was significantly less during the lockdown in March, you don't notice it so much now," says the deputy chief of police.
The police, your friend and helper, is actually a hackneyed saying.
In times of Corona, however, it becomes very important.
The telephones in the guard are constantly ringing, with the officers on duty answering all sorts of questions about the current restrictions.
Frequently asked questions: “Can I move?” Or “What is a valid reason to be allowed to leave the apartment?” “It's the sensible people who want to do everything right and therefore call us,” says Priller.
Therefore, respond to every caller and provide information as best you can.
The deputy chief of police points out, however, that “if new measures are announced, such as the FFP2 mask requirement, this is also new for us.
It then just takes a while until we have the regulatory situation in paper form ”.
Only then can reliable information be provided, says Priller.
If the police do not know what to do, refer them to the district office's citizen phone (0 81 31/7 42 50), where citizens can also obtain information on general or legal questions about the measures and restrictions.
Speaking of the district office.
This is the prosecution authority for violations of the corona measures.
The police only have the task of monitoring.
Priller's experience: There are a total of several dozen violations of the mask requirement, the ban on contact and the curfew from 9 p.m. on a day.
Nevertheless, he feels a high level of acceptance among the population for the restrictions, says Priller.
