Police in the district of Mettmann investigated several break-ins across Velbert, Heiligenhaus, Mettmann, Langenfeld and Monheim am Rhein over the past days, targeting apartments and houses. In Velbert, unknown burglars forced their way into a ground-floor apartment on Denkmalstraße between 15:00 on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, and 08:30 on Thursday, 12 November 2026. They broke through a window and stole a wristwatch. In Heiligenhaus, burglars entered an individual house on Birkenweg between 18:00 and 18:40 on Thursday. They smashed their way in through a terrace door and searched for valuables, but the stolen items were not known when the report was filed. In Mettmann, two burglars were suspected to have tried to break into a double house on Franz-Marc-Straße at around 17:50. As they tampered with the terrace door, an intrusion alarm went off and the suspects fled. Video surveillance recorded the incident. Both were described as men with dark hair, wearing black gloves and a tube scarf over their faces, with no further details available. In Langenfeld, two suspects broke into a detached house in Reusrath on Brunnenstraße on Thursday. The homeowner returned at around 18:40 and saw two dark-clad men run off toward Steinstraße. The woman called the police, but the suspects were not found. The suspects had pried open the terrace door, searched all rooms and stole, among other items, jewellery, with some of it lost during their escape. The Criminal Police secured traces at the scene. In Monheim am Rhein, unknown burglars broke into a high-floor apartment in a multi-family building on Deichstraße in Baumberg between 11:00 on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, and 11:00 on Thursday, 12 November 2026. How they entered and what they took were still under investigation. Police say tips can be provided to the local stations named for each area, and anyone witnessing a crime should call 110. The investigations are ongoing.