Crime - Attacks on police officers - Taser and pepper spray used
In Brandenburg, during a Public-Viewing event for the UEFA European Football Championship in Schwedt an der Oder (Uckermark district), a drunk man attempted to grab the weapons of police officers multiple times and assaulted the response units. The police reported this. The officers used pepper spray and overpowered the man, who was then taken into custody.
At the StadtFest in Fürstenwalde (Oder-Spree district) on Saturday, the police reported that they were able to detain a young couple who acted aggressively towards them and resisted, only with great effort. An onlooker who intervened was stopped with a Conducted Energy Weapon, also known as a Taser.
In Eberswalde-Finow, Barnim district, a man threatened police officers with violence and insulted them during a loud argument with his wife on Saturday evening. The response units subdued the intoxicated 37-year-old man and put handcuffs on him, according to the authorities. He was temporarily taken into custody.
- Despite the ongoing European Football Championship matches being shown in public viewing areas across Europe, an incident in Men-filled Schwedt an der Oder, located in the Brandenburg region's Uckermark district, resulted in police intervention.
- In a surprising turn of events during the Schwedt an der Oder event, a man under the influence of alcohol repeatedly tried to seize police weapons and physically assaulted the response units, prompting them to use pepper spray.
- Meanwhile, in Brandenburg's neighboring district of Uckermark, the small town of Fürstenwalde, police officers encountered another disruptive situation at the StadtFest festival on a Saturday.
- During the bustling event, a young couple exhibited aggressive behavior towards the police and refused to comply, which ultimately led to the deployment of pepper spray, and a bystander was temporarily stopped using a Conducted Energy Weapon, commonly known as a Taser.
