A 30-year-old threatens passers-by in Bremen with a stolen kebab knife. The police keep the man at a distance and finally pull out a stun gun.
Bremen – A 30-year-old man stole a long kebab knife from a snack bar in Neustadt in Bremen at around 6:2023 p.m. on Tuesday evening, June 21, 45, threatening passers-by and police officers on the Wilhelm Kaisen Bridge. Special forces overpowered him with the help of a taser.
Man threatens passers-by with kebab knife in Bremen: special forces overwhelm him
According to the Bremen police, the 30-year-old grabbed the knife and grinder from a snack bar on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße in Bremen's Neustadt district and went with it in the direction of the city center. He apparently shouted indiscriminately at passers-by and threatened them with a kebab knife.
On Tuesday evening, June 30, 6, a 2023-year-old man used such a knife or similar knife to threaten passers-by at Bremen's Wilhelm Kaisen Bridge. Special police forces were able to arrest the man with the help of a taser. (Symbolic image) © U. J. Alexander/Imago
Threat on Wilhelm Kaisen Bridge: Cordon erected by police
The Bremen police located the man on the Wilhelm Kaisen Bridge and cordoned it off for the safety of passers-by and road traffic, according to a statement from the officials. They asked him several times to put down the knife. The 30-year-old became more and more aggressive and approached the police officers threateningly.
Special forces use tasers: 30-year-old slightly injured
The forces then drew their weapons and kept the man at a distance. According to their own statements, the police tried several times to talk to the man and calm him down. The Taser was used by requested special forces, whereupon the 30-year-old dropped the knife and he was arrested.
The 30-year-old man was slightly injured. Subsequently, he was temporarily placed in a psychiatric institution. Further investigations are ongoing.
