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There was a police operation in an apartment in Krefeld on suspicion of illegal gambling.
Several suspects fled from the police over the roofs, the police said.
A man jumped on the run from a wall, seriously injured his leg and had to be treated in the hospital.
Another suspect was arrested for being wanted on an arrest warrant.
After an anonymous tip-off, the police found four men and a woman in a ground floor apartment on Sunday evening who had large amounts of cash with them.
They also found two slot machines, a poker table and other gaming utensils.
When the officers arrived, several people had already climbed ladders onto the roofs of the surrounding houses in order to evade control.
The police found eleven men in the vicinity.
Several hundred euros and the suspects' smartphones were seized.
All 16 people are being investigated on suspicion of illegal gambling, it said.
bbr / dpa