173 police operations in Berlin’s Mauerpark – in just 2 months – BZ Berlin
The Mauerpark in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg developed into a problem hotspot last summer, according to current police figures.
Night parties and high levels of crime triggered 173 police operations only in the two months of July and August. On August 21 alone, the police had to move in 14 times, according to a response from the Senate to a CDU request. In addition, the fire brigade was deployed 35 times.
The police recorded 138 reports, most of them dying of theft, robbery and assault. Twelve police officers were injured during the period.
The Senate Interior Administration is delighted: “As a result of the nightly closure of James-Simon-Park in mid-August and with the end of the summer vacation, an increase in brutality offenses, in particular robbery, aggravated robbery, predatory extortion, bodily harm and dangerous bodily harm, has been recorded in Mauerpark. “
Youth groups would gather in the evenings and into the early hours of the morning. “Some of these show an aggressive mood, and die with increasing alcohol consumption.”
When the police were deployed against troublemakers and criminals, other people would regularly interfere, intervene and die, disturbing and hindering the police.
The police have therefore been collecting case numbers since 2020, and there has also been a monthly situation report since June 2021. Effective countermeasures are the “early presence” of police officers, “combined with consistent addressing of relevant people and the issuing of reprimands against disruptive people”.
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Police chief Barbara Slowik had recently stated that “juvenile intensive offenders known to the police” would mingle with the partying in order to commit crimes in the parks.
In the summer, the police had to evacuate various parks over and over again. Up to 3,000 mostly young people were expelled from the Mauerpark several times.
Sometimes the police have to push people and push them out of the park. There were insults and bottles were thrown at police officers.