Rifle drama in Senftenberg: Man threatens passers-by from windows!

Rifle drama in Senftenberg: Man threatens passers-by from windows!

A dramatic incident shook Friedensstraße in Senftenberg on Thursday morning! A 49-year-old man caused excitement when he threatened passers-by with a rifle out of his window. The alarmed police immediately arrived and was able to arrest the man in the hallway without resistance. Fortunately, nobody was injured. The man was in an exceptional psychological situation and was immediately handed over to medical treatment. The weapon, which caused terror, turned out to be an older air pressure rifle.

While the criminal police took over the investigation into this incident, there were further police operations in the Region. A caravan was stolen from a property in Franz-Mehring-Straße in Senftenberg. The police were informed on Thursday evening and immediately initiated a search. Here, too, the criminal police started the investigation.

game accidents and burglaries shake the region

A fox caused chaos near the Schwarzheide motorway exit on Thursday evening. Around 11:00 p.m. he stopped the trip of a VW Golf, which was no longer ready to drive afterwards. The driver was unharmed, but had to call a tow truck. Another game accident occurred between Hörlitz and Schipkau: a Peugeot rammed a wild boar, and an Opel then drove over the animal. The damage amounts to at least 5,000 euros.

In Großräschen, unknown persons broke into a family home on Antonienstrasse on Thursday evening. The thieves escaped with clothing, electrical articles and valuables worth several ten thousand euros. Criminal technicians secured traces at the scene on Friday morning, which are now being examined by the criminal police.

Another incident occurred in Schipkau, where the police stopped an Opel on the bypass. The 37-year-old driver did not have a valid driver's license, and a drug-based test reacted positively to cocaine and amphetamines. The man had to go to the blood sample and the criminal police initiated corresponding investigations.