For almost a year now, the residents of the high-rise settlement Heerstraße Nord in western Berlin have been living in nightly fear. The sinister arsonist von Staaken is responsible for more than a hundred arson attacks with numerous injuries.
The security service of the state-owned housing association Gewobag has been patrolling the high-rise settlement since Friday. Can a security service finally stop the series of fires in the Berlin residential area?
Petra Winter (68), tenant group spokeswoman for Gewobag, is relieved that a security service is now on the move in the neighborhood: “Gewobag has hung appropriate notices on the stairways. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t read them at all.”
► So far, the area around the Blasewitzer Ring, the Magistratsweg, one side of the Maulbeerallee and the Obstallee would be monitored by the security guards between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
However, according to winter only every second hour. In between, people could stay in a former laundry room. “Bad guys would just have to wait until they’re gone,” fears Winter.
Youth group accused of fire terror
Although the police caught a suspect (16) in the act in January, the fire terror did not stop.
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The reason: According to BILD information, the specially founded investigation group “Quartier” is looking for a gang of arsonists! The youth group is said to consist of more than 20 possible perpetrators – between the ages of 13 and 20 years.
The “Quartier” investigation team is still looking for witnesses. Information to 4664-912 112, by e-mail to [email protected] or to the Berlin Police Internet Guard.
