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Dresden under pressure: knife attack and cell phone robbery in the Neustadt!
At the weekend in Dresden Neustadt: Police operations due to threats and thefts, two injured in an altercation.
Dresden under pressure: knife attack and cell phone robbery in the Neustadt!
Last weekend, Dresden Neustadt was once again the scene of intensive police operations. A total of 36 officers from the Dresden police and the Saxon riot police were deployed to respond quickly to several incidents. On Sunday night there were disturbing confrontations and threats that required the attention of emergency services.
A particularly striking incident occurred at 11:25 p.m. on the barn forecourt on Alaunstrasse. Here an 18-year-old Iraqi threatened a 39-year-old man with a knife. Passers-by held the attacker until the police arrived. Fortunately, the threatened person was uninjured, while the officers discovered several Ecstasy tablets and a prescription medication during a search of the suspect. Complaints were filed against the 18-year-old for threats and violations of the Narcotics Act. How Day24 reported, the situation on the streets of the Neustadt is not new, as they have repeatedly come into the focus of the police.
Suspected cell phone thieves were also a topic of the weekend. At 3:15 a.m. the police arrested a 28-year-old Tunisian. A 34-year-old woman had previously reported the theft of her cell phone on Alaunstrasse. The arrested man did not have a stolen cell phone with him, but he did have another cell phone, the origin of which is now being clarified by investigators.
Conflicts and injured people
On Sunday evening, around 9:25 p.m., there was another argument on Albertplatz in which around five people became involved in a heated argument. This ended in a fight in which two men aged 20 and 39, both Syrian nationals, were injured and had to be taken to hospital. The police arrested a 35-year-old Tunisian as a suspect and initiated an investigation into grievous bodily harm. The background to the dispute is loud Neustadt ticker still unclear, but there is a worrying trend in the region.
A look at the crime statistics from 2024 shows that the total number of crimes in Dresden has fallen to 47,305, compared to 47,439 in 2023. Nevertheless, crime remains at a consistently high level due to increasing numbers of dangerous physical injuries and property damage. Police Chief Lutz Rodig emphasizes that a third of the suspects do not come from Germany, which underlines the need for preventive measures in the city. These developments come in the context of ongoing challenges in the city's security situation, such as Saxon determines.
Overall, the situation of the last few days has kept the police on their toes, and it remains to be seen how the authorities will address the rising crime rate and dangerous conflicts in the city. The events make it clear that there is still a need for action in Dresden to ensure security and order.