Escape from Bielefeld Prison: Violent Inmate Flees towards the A33:
A man escaped from a Bielefeld prison on Tuesday morning. The police are deployed in large ...
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39-Year-Old Escapes from Ummeln FacilitySince Tuesday morning, June 17, Bielefeld police have been conducting a large search around the facilities.
Key FactsJun 17, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- At around 7:35 a.m., police were notified that the 39-year-old had escaped from the closed section of the Ummeln detention facility and searched for him with patrol and riot-police units, dogs, a helicopter and a thermal-imaging drone.
- According to the authorities’ current assessment, the man fled toward the nearby A33 motorway, while police warned people not to pick up hitchhikers.
- A prison spokesperson said the inmate pushed away an employee before overcoming a roughly three-metre gate and a 2.83-metre outer fence.
- By 4 p.m., the man had not been arrested; the search was also continuing around Steinhagen and beyond, with SEK units reportedly involved by then.
"Whoever threatens the state with violence or police officers with murder is not suitable for open custody."— Jens Seidler, JVA spokesperson, commenting on the decision not to place the inmate in open custody (June 13).
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