In one Night and fog campaign tried that Geroldshausen fire departmenton the night of Friday (April 26, 2024) on Saturday (April 27, 2024) the maypole Reichenberg fire department to steal.
But through some coincidences got the stolen ones Wind about the action and do everything in their power to prevent the theft, like the Reichenberg commander Benedikt Schmidt inFranken.de explained.
“They were sure of victory”: Failed maypole theft in the Würzburg district
One three o’clock in the night Schmidt received the message that the tree was being stolen. “I didn’t get up at first, that was it late“, he explains. Through a Chain of happy coincidences Three Reichenberg firefighters were on their way home when they were met by a driver Luck of the Dayattention was drawn to the fact that the maypole was probably just stolen will,” it continues.
It quickly became clear that the Geroldshausen fire brigade forces had been on the way to Reichenberg to attend maypole to steal. “After they saw the tree from about 3 meters After they had roped off and loaded them, they set off confident of victory on the way direction City exit.” Immediately the Reichenbergs were in Car jumped. “The colleagues then have one first Roadblock built up,” says Schmidt. Traditionally, theft is considered to be prevented if someone does it Tree with hand in place touched. “So one distracted the driver, another touched the tree 200 meters in front of the City exitso we had him successfully defended.”
The forces then brought the tree inside Fire station and agreed together “After-work beer“, as Schmidt explains. “The defeat They were already very confident that they could do it.” He also thanks him again motorist. “Without him the tree would be definitely been gonewe have everything for him owe“. Further news from Würzburg can be found in our local section.
Last year in Eschenau the maypole suddenly fell onto the street. The fire department had to arrive.