Back in June, all the lights on the pedestrian bridge between Bahnhofstrasse and Weinsau were destroyed, as was a light on the stairs to Nahestrasse. Lights were also destroyed on the footpaths from the square Auf der Idar to Nahe-Haus and from the street Auf der Idar to the B422 connecting branch. In addition, one of the lights on the water area at Christuskirchplatz was ripped out, exposing power cables. An attempt was made to break into the parking machine at the Auf der Idar parking lot and one of the information pillars on Austraße was damaged. The barrier at the currently closed staircase at the Auf der Idar square has already been destroyed several times, and it is also clear from what has been left behind that this place is used as a meeting point.
![Luminaire on the footpath from Auf der Idar to the B422. The photo shows a damaged light.](https://www.idar-oberstein.de/:translation/en/idar-oberstein/politik-verwaltung/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2023/juli/enorme-schaeden-durch-vermehrten-vandalismus/230731-auf-der-idar.jpg?resize=ff8bf1:780x350c&cid=167.tzg)
![Construction fence at the stairway to the square Auf der Idar. The photo shows a destroyed construction fence.](https://www.idar-oberstein.de/:translation/en/idar-oberstein/politik-verwaltung/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2023/juli/enorme-schaeden-durch-vermehrten-vandalismus/230731-bauzaun.jpg?resize=46a867:780x350c&cid=16a.tzg)
![Luminaire on the pedestrian bridge to the Weinsau. The photo shows a destroyed luminaire on a pedestrian bridge.](https://www.idar-oberstein.de/:translation/en/idar-oberstein/politik-verwaltung/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2023/juli/enorme-schaeden-durch-vermehrten-vandalismus/230731-bruecke-weinsau.jpg?resize=91780a:780x350c&cid=16d.tzg)
![Info point in Austraße. The photo shows a damaged information pillar.](https://www.idar-oberstein.de/:translation/en/idar-oberstein/politik-verwaltung/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2023/juli/enorme-schaeden-durch-vermehrten-vandalismus/230731-infostele.jpg?resize=20057a:780x350c&cid=16g.tzg)
![Parking ticket machine Auf der Idar. The photo shows a damaged parking ticket machine.](https://www.idar-oberstein.de/:translation/en/idar-oberstein/politik-verwaltung/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2023/juli/enorme-schaeden-durch-vermehrten-vandalismus/230731-parkscheinautormat.jpg?resize=343d50:780x350c&cid=16m.tzg)
The material damage caused by all these acts amounts to several thousand euros and of course the offenses are reported to the police. It is very regrettable that there are always contemporaries who damage or destroy public facilities and thus remove them from public use. In addition to the high cost of restoration, this always causes an enormous administrative burden.
- Anyone who can provide information about the course of events or the perpetrators is asked to contact the municipal civil engineering department on 06781/64-672 or the Idar-Oberstein police station on 06781/561-0.