Wrong police alarm: Fraudsters from Berlin carry out traffic controls

Wrong police alarm: Fraudsters from Berlin carry out traffic controls

Berlin, Deutschland - In Berlin, an incident causes a sensation for a former police officer. The 24-year-old is suspected with two alleged accomplices that they have been a police officer and thus carried out illegal traffic controls. The Berlin police searched four apartments in various districts on Wednesday morning and also secured police equipment.

The investigation showed that the ex-candidate, who was released in the summer of 2024, is not said to have returned his service equipment. During the controls, the three men are said to have asked affected road users to immediately pay fines. In addition, they allegedly rented hotel rooms in which they produced fake official documents and offered them for sale.

searches and finds

The police reacted to the serious allegations with extensive searches in the districts of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin-Mitte and Tempelhof-Schöneberg. In addition to the confiscated police equipment, the investigators also found electronic storage media that may contain further information on illegal activities.

These developments fall into a time when trust in the police are rehearsed. Just recently were two Berlin police officers charged with the district court of Berlin for serious robberies, in which they appeared as civil servants. These incidents throw a shadow on the integrity of police work in the capital and lead to an intensive discussion about the internal security protocols of the police. So it remains to be seen in the further effects of these latest investigations into the trust of the population in the police.

Nevertheless, the Berlin police look at these incidents seriously and take measures to protect citizens. This is seen as part of their efforts to restore credibility and professionalism within the police forces.

The case is particularly explosive due to the serious allegations that affect the legal framework. Especially the reforms to strengthen trust in the police since 2019 could be questioned by these events.

For more information about the ongoing investigations and their backgrounds, See the current reporting on www.rbb24.de .