Speeding through the city on drugs

It is the 23. January 2018, shortly after twelve o’clock. A 50-year-old shift worker from the district of schweinfurt was driving his car through robbrunnstrabe and ended up in a police checkpoint. 30 kilometers per hour are allowed, with more than 50 things he is on the road. While he is paying his fine, the police notice "drug-typical conspicuities". According to the indictment, the man has consumed cannabis and tramadol. Blood is to be taken from him, but he sits down in the car. One of the officers opens the driver’s door and stands in the opening. The driver closes the door, so that the policeman has to swerve. The second officer stands in front of the car. The 50-year-old man accelerates and drives towards the police officer with spinning tires, who can only save himself by jumping to the side. He disregards the right of way rules, drives too fast, swerves into the opposite lane. On the luitpoldstrabe he speeds through a red light. In all cases other drivers have to brake hard. At around 100 kilometers per hour, he drives toward the main train station and finally onto highway 70.

Police are already waiting

A good hour later, the accused shows up at his house to fub. Two police officers are already there, the man runs away. The policemen chase him, push him to the ground. He resists being handcuffed, prosecution says. In court he has to answer for dangerous interference with traffic and endangering traffic, attempted dangerous bodily harm, assault on and resistance to law enforcement officers.

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Doctors and nurses waiting for protective masks

doctors and nurses waiting for protective masks

When hans menzel recently returned to his family doctor’s office, he couldn’t believe his eyes: "they’re running around with self-sewn masks and gowns, because that’s all they can get. I am shocked." the 64-year-old suffers from the severe lung disease COPD, he was already dependent on disinfectants, gloves and protective masks long before corona. We’ve even given a few of them to our doctors now. "The hollow phrases that politicians spout are completely out of touch with reality, says menzel. "Because the conditions for doctors and hospital staff are sometimes no better than in a developing country."

Eight masks for five employees

The region’s doctors’ offices, old people’s homes, hospitals and nursing services are united in their wait for urgently needed protective equipment. While the corona crisis confronts those working in the healthcare sector with new challenges and decisions every day, it seems that care is still far from keeping pace.

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Bad bruckenau: the wait for the new fire station continues

Bad bruckenau: the wait for the new fire station continues

It was to be a small meeting of the city council – five council members and mayor brigitte meyerdierks (CSU) were excused. But no less was discussed. 2 led through the session. Mayor jurgen pfister (PWG).

On the agenda was the awarding of the planning work for the fire station in volkers. Peter karl from the city’s building office presented the "reference project for further building projects in the city" before.Since december it has been clear that a new building is to be erected. After heated discussions about building costs and location last year, the city council decided on the site next to the kindergarten on city land. Since then, comprehensive planning has been underway.

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Baby boy abused: eight years in jail for father

baby boy abused: eight years in jail for father

More than four years after the death of an abused infant in bielefeld, the hagen regional court has sentenced the child’s father to eight years in prison.

As a court spokesman explained, the defendant, who was at liberty until the sentencing, was arrested in the courtroom.

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Window art instead of turla

Window art instead of turla

Bernhard panzer simira tang from the office for city marketing and culture has succeeded in creating a real hit. She was able to win over five renowned artists from the young nurnberg scene for a special open-air exhibition, which will run until 11 a.M. January lasts. They have agreed to create art for 24 shop windows in the city center. Certainly as a replacement for the living advent calendar, which had to be canceled due to corona and which many burghers surely sorely miss.

Nevertheless, no one has to do without the 24 towers, reports city marketing manager judith jochmann. As of today, there will be a very special advent calendar in the city center, which is not dependent on any vaccination and is easily accessible to all walkers. Shop windows of various stores and also unused real estate were selected for the exhibition.

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Bus exchanges on both sides in the future

bus exchanges on both sides in the future

The building committee of the wiesentheid municipal council took a look at some of the items for discussion at its meeting on site. In the feuerbach district, for example, the stops for the school buses in the direction of schwarzach/dettelbach and wiesentheid were an issue. In feuerbach there had been displeasure recently because of the relocation of the previous stop to the center of the town. The stop is dangerous because it is very close to the schwarzacher strabe. In addition, there is no possibility for parking there, he said.

Parents wanted the "old" one stop at the former school again, which was rejected by the bus company and the opnv for several reasons. After some back and forth, the building committee decided to erect a second waiting house on wiesentheider strabe, as opposed to the previous one. First, the building authority is to examine the possibilities of a request, then it will be built, the committee determined.

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