Man goes to the shopping center with a toy gun - triggers police action. Passersby assumed the gun was real.
Police overpowered the drunken 45-year-old on Friday afternoon (March 22) and took him into custody. Proceedings were initiated against the man for violating the weapons law. The weapon turned out to be a toy - but it looked deceptively real. The man didn't explain why he had it with him. He was taken into custody by police officers in Lichtenfels.