Threat - Man with knife allegedly threatened family - arrest
After threatening a mother and her two children with a knife, a 42-year-old man was arrested in Chamerau (Cham District). Several people had reported to the police on Tuesday morning about a man with a dog and a knife, according to the police. He reportedly appeared confused. Near a gas station, he then encountered the mother with her two children.
According to reports, when the one-year-old girl spoke to his dog, the 42-year-old approached the family with a stern gaze and said nothing. He then showed them the knife, but then put it away. The family fled to a nearby gas station.
Ten units with a total of 20 response teams searched for the armed man and arrested him shortly thereafter. According to the police, he was in a psychological crisis. The man told the police that he had the knife for self-defense against "cars and wolves". He was presented to the health department and was subsequently taken to a district clinic.
- The incident took place in the District of Cham, specifically in the town of Chamerau.
- The arrest was made in the Upper Palatinate region, which is part of the larger state of Bavaria.
- During the emergency situation, the mother quickly rushed her children to a nearby petrol station for safety.
- Following the arrest, it was confirmed that the man had made threats and displayed a knife in OBERPFALZ.
- Despite his troubled state, the man was taken to a district clinic for further evaluation and treatment.
- The local authorities are now reviewing the case to determine if additional charges related to the crime should be filed.
