Machete in the waistband: Federal Police stops aggressive young people in Hamburg

Machete in the waistband: Federal Police stops aggressive young people in Hamburg

Hamburg. A shocking incident shook the Hamburg regional train: a 17-year-old was discovered without a ticket, but that was not the only thing the federal police found!

on Wednesday evening, shortly before 6 p.m., the young person was caught by train accompaniment on the HVV route from Rahlstedt to Hamburg Central Station. When he refused to show his ID, the federal police were called for support. When the train arrived, a patrol was already waiting to receive the uncooperative and aggressive young man.

The discovery of the machete

The Situation escalated when the officials came up with a shocking discovery during the search after a identification: a 33 centimeter long machete was hidden in the young person's pants leg! This dangerous weapon was located at hand in the federation of the 17-year-old and was immediately secured. In order to clarify the situation, the young person had to be brought to the federal police station at the main train station.

Another search showed no additional dangerous objects or weapons. The identity of the adolescent was finally found and his parents were immediately informed about the incident. His father later came to pick him up from the police station.

A procedure for performance creeping (driving without a ticket) was initiated against the 17-year-old. The further investigations, in particular in relation to the violation of the Weapons Act, are now taken over by the State Criminal Police Office of the Hamburg police.