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Assault at Forum Köpenick: alleged perpetrator in custody
A Postbank branch in the Köpenick shopping center has been broken into. The perpetrator had three employees under his control.
Sedan. After the hostage-taking at a bank branch in Berlin-Koepenick, an arrest warrant for exorbitant kidnapping was issued against the alleged perpetrator. He is currently in detention, spokesman for the Berlin attorney general, Martin Steltner, said late Wednesday. According to the information, the suspect is a 33-year-old man who is said to have threatened an employee with a knife at a bank branch in a shopping center in Köpenick on Tuesday afternoon.
Hostage-taking at the “Forum Köpenick”: Suspect is said to have been drunk
According to the prosecutor, the alleged perpetrator is said to have been very drunk. The background of the event was probably relationship problems and also a certain intention to be killed by the police.
A special police unit had finally mastered it. According to police on Tuesday, the man first came to a hospital for examination after deployment because he had injuries while accessing the SEK. The entire mall had been cleared and the surrounding streets blocked. More than 200 police officers were on duty.
At the “Forum Köpenick” shopping center, the man tried to rob a Postbank branch around 2 pm on Tuesday. It also employed three employees. At around 5 pm, forces from a special task force (SEK) overwhelmed the perpetrator, as confirmed by the police to the Berliner Morgenpost.
According to the police, the suspect had barricaded himself with the three employees at the bank on Bahnhofstrasse and Elcknerplatz.
Postbank assault: perpetrator’s motive is still unclear
Emergency services had managed to get in touch with the suspect for a long time, as a police spokeswoman for the Berliner Morgenpost said. The SEK then took a “good time” to agree and arrested the man, a spokesman said.
There is no information yet on the motivation and background of the incident. Therefore, one cannot speak of an attack or a hostage-taking at this time, the spokeswoman said. The man was armed, but it was not clear what it was. No further information about the perpetrator was initially released Tuesday night.
All three bank employees were unharmed and the suspect suffered minor injuries when he was arrested. He was transferred to a hospital under police protection.
Use in the “Forum Köpenick”: area cordoned off for hours
Police blocked the area around the center in the district Köpenick widely. The Bahnhofstrasse was also affected in both directions. The “Forum Köpenick” was evacuated. Around 6 pm the shopping center was reopened and the streets were freed.
Threat in Köpenick: “Survivor” armored vehicle in action
More than 200 emergency services worked for hours at the “Forum Köpenick”. These included heavily armed SFOE units (Evidence Arrest and Preservation Unit) with helmets and submachine guns.
The million euro armored vehicle “Survivor” was also used. It was bought for operations against heavily armed terrorists. The fire department was also on the scene with an ambulance and an ambulance.
Attack on the Postbank branch in Karstadt-Haus on Hermannplatz
It wasn’t until the end of July that four men attacked a Postbank branch in a department store on Hermannplatz. They tried to steal money from a member of a money transport team and used irritant gas in the process. At that time, an ATM was about to recharge at the bank branch. The employee of the money transport company fought the thieves, so they fled. A large number of policemen were also deployed here.
also read: Unsuccessful bank robbery in Berlin: the money messenger resisted
Hostage-taking: Police seek contact with perpetrator – SEK explores access
In the hostage-taking case, an attempt will be made to speak to the alleged perpetrator first, a police spokesman said Tuesday. The police had to find out what he wanted.
Typically, police psychologists try to persuade perpetrators to give up in such situations. That can go on for hours. At the same time, the SEK is analyzing the situation and exploring the possibilities of unexpectedly entering the building with force and overpowering the perpetrator without endangering the hostages. Flash or tear gas grenades, electric shock weapons, or snipers can also be used, as seen over and over again in corresponding police demonstrations. In this case, that was not necessary at Köpenick.
