Meckenheim --
Rude awakening shortly before the festival. Common Christmas tree thieves have driven on the farm of Richard Frey (77) play themselves out. Overnight, 105 were "Northmen" away.
"For 30 years I have not experienced anything." Nursery patriarch Richard Frey stands stunned in the open warehouse - the crime scene. A week before Christmas was to usurp the coveted Christmas trees for him like a stab in the heart.
Three fully loaded trailer let the crooks are. The so-called B-ware, which means trees with small blemishes, they would not have. "They are deliberately gone off to my best pieces."
Each of the plants grew straight, about 2.5 meters tall and would have brought Frey 37.50 Euro.
The 105 pre-packed Nordmann fir dragging the thieves of loading on a dirt road. Their traces are clearly visible even in the frozen soil. The cops came off the 80-meter long track with Frey. "That must have been a number of guys. Probably they had a truck there. "
The company director steals a nasty suspicion. Is there a traitor in our own ranks? "It may be that one of my staff was involved or has passed on information. Rauskriegen how I want it? "
Frey has not given up hope. He wants to have back his trees and sell them before Christmas Eve. Make 2009 so many pine trees are sold as never before.
Anyone who has seen at night on Thursday in the Altendorfer Ahrstraße something to call him (02225/13838). There are 1000 Euro prize!
