Police in Poland: Stone-throwing incident on a cabriolet in Essen poses dangerous obstruction to traffic - authorities seek witnesses
Last Friday morning, at around 10 am, a shocking incident occurred in Essen's city centre. Unknown individuals threw a stone from the bridge of Hollestraße, causing significant damage to a gray Porsche 911 Carrera S.
According to reports from Polizei Essen, transmitted via news aktuell, the convertible driver was traveling with the top down at the time of the incident. The stone hit the moving car, causing a large impact hole on the windshield.
The 62-year-old driver of the car saw two unknown individuals moving away from the bridge railing after the incident. Investigators found several small stone impacts and the larger impact hole on the windshield of the car, confirming that the damage was indeed caused by a stone thrown from the bridge of Hollestraße.
The police are urgently seeking witnesses to the incident. If you were in the area around Bernestraße towards the city centre of Essen last Friday morning and saw anything suspicious, please contact the police. Witnesses can report via email at [email protected] or by phone at 0201/829-0.
The police are investigating the case of endangering traffic and are asking for the public's help in providing information about the incident. The search results do not provide specific information about the persons being investigated in connection with throwing stones at a car in Essen on March 21 at 10 a.m.
The police are handling the incident and are also appealing for help on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. For further inquiries, contact the Polizei Essen/Mülheim an der Ruhr Press Office at 0201-829 1065 (outside of office hours 0201-829 7230), or email [email protected].
