Tires of more than 260 cars punctured in Bremen

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Update: 21.09.2025 - The suspected serial tire slasher in Bremen has been remanded in custody. The judge at the Bremen District Court granted a request by the public prosecutor's office on Saturday evening, according to a statement issued by the police in the Hanseatic city on Sunday. The motives remain unclear.
The 41-year-old is alleged to have slashed the tires of more than 260 cars. The man had been sought since Friday and was finally apprehended on early Saturday morning. The investigation was still ongoing on Sunday, according to reports. The police and public prosecutor's office were examining both the sequence of events and possible motives.
The man is alleged to have slashed the tires of parked cars in various districts of Bremen on several consecutive nights. The series of incidents began on Tuesday night.

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Unknown individuals have slashed the tires of more than 260 cars over several consecutive nights in Bremen. According to the city’s police on Thursday, a special task force has been set up to coordinate the investigation. The state security office is also involved. The series of attacks began on the night leading into Tuesday. Police reported that numerous makes and models of vehicles were affected.

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"A targeted approach against specific types of vehicles is not currently apparent," the authorities emphasized. On the night leading into Thursday, around 60 more parked cars were damaged in Bremen’s Osterholz district. In the preceding nights, dozens of vehicles had already been targeted in the districts of Neustadt, Oberneuland, and Horn-Lehe.

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The special task force is working "under high pressure" and is reviewing video footage of suspects, the police stated. They are also increasing nighttime patrols and deploying targeted units. Witnesses are being asked to provide any relevant information, and a portal has been set up for submitting video or photo evidence of suspicious activity.

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On the night leading into Thursday, witnesses reported seeing two men fleeing on foot near the crime scenes. Police are investigating a possible connection to the new acts of vandalism but have not provided further details or potential motives for the series of incidents.

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