Press release from the PI Verden/Osterholz on Sunday, January 19, 2025

Driving under the influence of alcohol and without insurance on a stolen E-Scooter

Osterholz-Scharmbeck - Late Saturday evening, a 19-year-old driver of an E-Scooter was checked. During the traffic check, it was found that there was no insurance for the E-Scooter and that the E-Scooter was stolen. In addition, a voluntary breath alcohol test showed a value of 0.74 per mille for the 19-year-old. The driver now faces several criminal proceedings. The E-Scooter was seized.

Burning of tree cuttings

Schwanewede - On Saturday around 1:30 pm, several residents noticed smoke development on Blumenthaler Street and alerted the fire department and the police. The emergency services finally found that a 45-year-old man from Bremen was burning wet tree cuttings and branches on his property. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. A misdemeanor procedure was initiated against the perpetrator.

Verden District

Pursuit with perpetrator arrest

Oyten - On 18.01.2025, around 11:00 pm, a patrol crew of the Achim police station in Oyten noticed a car with stolen license plates. The officers followed the vehicle onto the A1 motorway and were able to check it near the junction in Weyhe. The driver was uncooperative and refused to open the driver's door. Instead, he started his car again and fled. A police officer narrowly avoided him. Despite immediate pursuit, the car initially escaped. A little later, the fleeing c