After he threw firecrackers at police officers in Essen on New Year’s Eve, a 24-year-old man has now turned himself in as a result of a photo manhunt.
Update from January 19, 12:33 p.m.: Manhunt success for the Essen police: The perpetrator, who threw firecrackers at the police officers in Essen on New Year’s Eve, turned himself in on the same evening as a result of the photo manhunt on January 18th. It is a 24-year-old man against whom further investigations are ongoing on the morning of January 19th.
After a firecracker attack on New Year’s Eve: the police are looking for photos with the perpetrators
First report from January 18, 2023, 9:10 p.m.: Essen – The turn of the year was also associated with a lot of riots and arguments for the police in Essen. According to the police, there were 237 operations between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. – almost 60 per hour. At around 9:30 p.m., the first calls were received from groups in the Borbeck train station area, who are said to have fired pyrotechnics at each other and at trams. During the night there were also attacks on the police and fire brigade with firecrackers. Video footage is now being used to find a suspect.
- Was? A youth fired firecrackers at emergency services on New Year’s Eve
- Wo? Krayer Strasse/Heinrich-Sense-Weg, Essen (NRW)
- When? January 1, 2023, around 12:30 am
Firecracker attack on the Essen police: the perpetrator is being searched for with a photo search
In the Krayer Straße/Heinrich-Sense-Weg area, police officers observed at around 12:30 a.m. how several people threw the exterior decoration and wooden pallets of a shop into an already lit fire. When the people saw the police officers, they fled in the direction of Tempelhof. In this context, a 16-year-old suspect was also identified on site.
In a video that was sent anonymously to the investigative commission responsible via a tip portal, you can see how a dark-clad man lights a firecracker and apparently throws it deliberately from a group in the direction of the emergency services. It is assumed that the police and fire brigade were on site to extinguish the fire. With photos from this video, the police are now publicly looking for the 16-year-old.
Firecracker attack on the police in Essen: investigations into attempted bodily harm
The unknown youth is being investigated for attempted dangerous bodily harm and assault on police officers. Police are asking for your help in locating the suspect. Report information about the young person or his whereabouts to the Essen police on 0201/829-0.
In the apartment of a 15-year-old from Essen, who also attacked the police on New Year’s Eve, the officers found a weapon during the search. (spo/ots)
