Attention, Vorpommern-Rügen: Police warn of dangerous cyber grooming!

Attention, Vorpommern-Rügen: Police warn of dangerous cyber grooming!

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alarming developments: Cybergrooming in focus

The increasing number of cases of cyber grooming, which the police in the Vorpommern-Rügen district reports, is particularly worrying. According to presseportal.de , children and young people are increasingly asked to send intimate videos or pictures. Perpetrators who often pretend to be the peers use social media and online games to build emotional bonds and then blackmail the young people. Every fourth of the age of eight and 17 has already had experience with this shocking practice.

The police urge to appeal to parents and teachers to clarify their protégés about the dangers of the Internet. The need to regularly check smartphones and tablets is considered essential. In addition, chats on platforms such as WhatsApp, TikTok or Instagram should be examined to help the victims.

crime on the advance

Not only in digital space crimes cause excitement. In the past 24 hours, five cases of copper theft have been reported in the district. Unknown perpetrators have stolen copper cables in Ribnitz, which may be related to the strongly increased copper price. A 22-year-old also got an all kinds of dangerous persecution over about 100 kilometers with the police, and without a license. It is now being held accountable for illegal motor vehicle races and endangering traffic.

In addition, there is still a fire that raged in Divitz-Poldershagen in the local stables on November 14, 2024. Firefighters from different locations were deployed to extinguish the flames and avert further damage.