German police conducted overnight raids in Höxter and Bottrop, arresting two Iraqi nationals suspected of being members of the Islamic State and having fought for the group in Iraq.

Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) is currently monitoring 410 Islamists classified as security threats, according to the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND).

A luxury Porsche, valued at 45 million forints, was intercepted at the Serbian-Hungarian border after German police had issued an alert for the vehicle.

A preventive police campaign titled 'One Šumava – Two Rules' is informing visitors about differences in laws, such as those concerning alcohol and knives, on the Czech and German sides of the Šumava mountains.

German border police at Memmingen airport intercepted a mother and her 16-year-old son traveling to Serbia, citing a violation of compulsory school attendance laws, with the mother facing a potential 1000 euro fine.

German police are investigating the mysterious disappearance of 20 tons of Emmentaler cheese, valued at 900,000 Norwegian kroner.

A police officer in Mannheim, Germany, is accused of returning to a hotel after an investigation into illegal prostitution and coercing two women, who were victims of forced prostitution, into sex.

Nine years after protests at the G-20 summit, German police have issued an apology for the violence, following a prosecutor's decision that their actions were likely unjustified. The apology addresses incidents from the past summit.

Police in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, are implementing strategies to identify individuals who might commit violent crimes, aiming to prevent rampage attacks before they occur.

German police have conducted raids as part of an investigation into suspected attempts to sabotage the country's gas supply. The probe focuses on the suspicious sale and attempted liquidation of Gazprom's subsidiary, Gazprom Germania, in 2022.

German investigators conducted an operation targeting an alleged drug trafficking group operating in North Rhine-Westphalia, Spain, and Austria, confiscating over 4 metric tons of cannabis.

German police discovered the body of an infant while searching for a kidnapped 3-month-old baby. The mother reportedly left the child briefly in a stroller while carrying groceries upstairs.

German police have broken up a procession of Polish nationalists, including opposition PiS party figures, who were attempting to reach a WWII memorial site, leading to accusations of police brutality from Robert Bąkiewicz and his supporters.

A joint investigation by Serbian and German police led to the seizure of 35.6 kilograms of narcotics and the arrest of seven individuals linked to a criminal group involved in drug trafficking across the EU and Serbia.

German police authorities have arrested two men suspected of causing a gas explosion that destroyed an apartment building in Goerlitz, resulting in the deaths of three people.

Three Polish individuals have been arrested and charged in Germany as part of an international gang conducting 'shock call' scams, which defrauded a pensioner of coins worth 175,000 euros.

German police shot and killed a tiger after it attacked its keeper, an incident reported by the Irish Independent.

Police officers in Germany are visiting comprehensive schools as part of the "Cops im Dialog" initiative to discuss respect, in response to a rise in violence against emergency services, including in the Hochtaunus district.

German police reportedly used force, including pepper spray, against thousands of protesters gathered in Berlin to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba.

German Federal Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl residing in Geneva, who has been missing since Saturday with her last known location in Mannheim.

German police conducted raids across 12 states, primarily in the East and South, targeting neo-Nazi criminal youth groups in a coordinated operation.

The Hessian state chairman of the Police Union, Jens Mohrherr, discusses the brutalization of society and the state's response, including the expansion of video surveillance, offering clear answers to these pressing questions.

German police conducted a large-scale operation with 1200 officers, raiding dozens of Hells Angels addresses in North Rhine-Westphalia and banning a local club. Assets worth 2.5 million euros were seized.

The chairman of the German Federal Criminal Police Association caused an uproar with a statement, prompting questions about what he actually said and its accuracy.

German federal police in Leipzig are taking action against the smuggling of Syrians, where individuals in Germany sent their real IDs to similarly looking compatriots in their home country for illegal entry.

Germany's police crime statistics show a slight decrease of almost 6% in recorded criminal offenses and a reduction in violent crimes, marking the first decline since 2022.

German police have initiated the first 'Speedweek' of the year, a reinforced radar control campaign known as 'Blitzermarathon', to enforce traffic laws.

German police recorded a significant increase in rape investigations last year, with the Justice Minister acknowledging sexual violence against women as a serious problem in Germany.

A 19-year-old accused of killing a police officer with a service weapon in Germany has been acquitted due to being found not criminally responsible, a verdict described as a 'scandal' by observers.

German police stopped a 22-year-old driver who had an unbelted four-year-old child sitting on his lap, with the child also holding a cigarette in his mouth.

German police reported that two individuals were shot dead in a snack bar in Raunheim, near Frankfurt Airport, on Tuesday.

Berlin police are investigating publicist Rainer Zitelmann for comparing Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler in a shared image montage, a case exclusively reported by NZZ.

16-year-old Laura, who had been missing from Patras, Greece, since January 8, was found by German police during a random check in Berlin. She remains in a facility for minors in Germany.

A nationwide police operation in Germany, led by the Federal Criminal Police Office, is targeting around 140 individuals suspected of online hate speech, primarily concerning social media postings.

German police, in a coordinated operation with Europol, conducted raids against an organized migrant smuggling network that operated through Croatia, leading to the arrest of three suspects in Serbia, with a Syrian man identified as the mastermind.

German criminal investigators are being trained in forensic archaeology methods to effectively secure decades-old and hidden evidence from buried crime scenes, addressing the unique challenges posed by such sites.

Speculation arose on social media after German police forcibly stopped an event in Berlin, with some users claiming it was a brutal attack against Poles carrying crosses and wreaths for WWII victims, criticizing German mentality.

German police are investigating a potential antisemitic motive behind an assault in Würzburg involving an Israeli flag pin. The incident prompted a solidarity rally where participants called for stronger action against antisemitic violence in Germany.

Small swastikas were found on weapons belonging to Tyrolean shooters, which were confiscated by German police in June, leading to an ongoing investigation in Germany while inquiries in Tyrol have been closed.

German police are investigating the disappearance of 20 tons of cheese, valued at approximately 80,000 euros. The authorities are working to determine the whereabouts of the missing dairy product.

German authorities have uncovered a Telegram chat group where men allegedly drugged and secretly filmed mainly women of Chinese heritage, leading to police investigations and arrests.

German police have conducted raids on the offices of the German Football Association (DFB) and several city halls as part of an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of Euro 2024 tickets.

Six people were fatally shot at a center for mothers and children in Germany by a suspect involved in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, according to German police.

A theory has spread that children are being secretly sold on the Vinted platform through encrypted advertisements. German police are investigating, but human trafficking has not been confirmed so far.

German investigators are probing over 1,000 individuals suspected of using illegal streaming services, with users facing potential severe penalties, a service widely used by citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its diaspora.

Police in Hockenheim, Germany, stopped a five-seater car found to be carrying 14 people, including seven children, after receiving a tip-off about an overcrowded vehicle.

Wiesław Szczepański, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, commented on the German police intervention against Robert Bąkiewicz and members of the Border Defense Movement, stating that those who break the law face consequences and Bąkiewicz is subject to German law while in Germany.

German police have successfully appealed a court decision, allowing them to continue observing Christian B., the suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who was released in September.

German police authorities are reportedly using services from data brokers to obtain location data from smartphone apps for investigations, a practice experts consider illegal.

German police in Thuringia inadvertently solved two cases simultaneously on Pentecost Sunday, discovering a 16-year-old missing girl in the hiding place of a fugitive criminal, where she was reportedly voluntarily.

Specially trained Hungarian archaeological dogs have assisted German police in the search for millions of euros worth of gold coins stolen from the Celtic-Roman Museum in 2022.

German police have successfully solved a 25-year-old cold case, identifying the perpetrator in the murder of an unknown girl whose body was found in a slurry pit, a case previously known as the 'Girl from the Main'.

Czech and German police officers are patrolling the Bohemian Switzerland and Elbe Sandstone Mountains national parks to assist rangers, as Father's Day celebrations in Germany pose a fire risk in the cross-border area.

German federal prosecutors coordinated a large-scale police operation involving 600 officers, searching numerous apartments in 12 states and targeting 36 suspects identified as a new generation of well-networked neo-Nazis.

Luxembourgish and German federal police officers have begun joint patrols following an agreement aimed at better tracking burglary gangs and ATM bombers.

The Hessian State Criminal Police Office conducted raids across several federal states against a group of money launderers who allegedly laundered millions in cash for Chinese clients in Germany.

The head of a German criminal police association controversially advised women to avoid relationships with men, citing safety concerns. This statement sparked debate regarding its implications for personal safety and gender relations.

German authorities have uncovered a prostitution network suspected of bringing dozens of Chinese women into the country without permits. Two Chinese nationals are believed to be leading the operation, which used phone operators in China for bookings.

German police are conducting a "Speedweek" initiative, intensifying radar controls across many regions to highlight the dangers of excessive speed in road traffic.

Police in South Hesse, Germany, inspected 24 tour buses, primarily from Eastern Europe, finding such severe defects in some that they were prohibited from continuing their journeys. A curious discovery was also made during the checks.

Border guards at the Šalčininkai checkpoint in Lithuania intercepted a stolen Volvo truck, registered in Lithuania but sought by German police, as it was en route to Belarus.

German police have conducted raids in Berlin and three other states as part of an investigation into a large-scale power outage that occurred in September last year. Four individuals are suspected of causing the disruption.

German police are searching for an unusual haul after a container filled with 15 tons of fruit jellies and gummy candies was stolen from a truck parked near a highway in northern Germany.

German Police Raid AfD Lawmaker's Home Over Years-Old Social Media Posts Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Police and prosecutors in Munich carried out searches on Friday morning at the private residence and Bavarian State Parliament office of AfD lawmaker René Dierkes, reportedly in connection with alleged insults and social media posts dating back several years. Dierkes, 34, who represents the Munich-East constituency in the Bavarian State Parliament, said the inves...

German criminal police are warning travelers about an increase in flight rescheduling scams, with one tourist losing 2,500 euros. Authorities urge using only official airline websites and portals for bookings.

A 16-year-old named Laura, who was previously missing, has been located by German police during a random check and transferred to a reception facility, where she was examined by a psychologist.

Former tourism icon and senator Václav Fischer is again in the media spotlight and sought by German police due to accusations that have led to a search warrant and are impacting his new business ventures.

German police have seized the driving license of CDU politician Bareiß as the public prosecutor's office investigates the parliament member. This development comes amidst other news including four individuals in Berlin now wearing ankle monitors.

A case involving a German businessman who was allegedly beaten and robbed in Timișoara was closed by Romanian prosecutors, but German police have since intervened, pursuing the stolen vehicles and recovering one.

A video circulating online showing German police cars without wheels has been debunked, confirming it does not depict a real situation.

An escaped kangaroo that caused concern for German police in Brüggen was captured but unfortunately died on its way to a wildlife park.

German police are investigating the disappearance of 20 tons of cheese, valued at tens of thousands of euros, which went missing en route from Bavaria to a buyer in France after a subcontractor was hired for transport.

Germany's Interior Minister Dobrindt is advocating for the BKA and Federal Police to be equipped with more digital tools, including AI software, for crime investigation, a move critics warn could lead to mass surveillance.

The tragic fate of young Marijana, murdered 33 years ago in Germany, has been brought back into public attention by the German weekly Die Zeit, as her family continues to seek justice.

German Federal Prosecutors have arrested a 22-year-old Romanian citizen suspected of attempting to establish a far-right terrorist group aimed at overthrowing Romania's legal order.

Germany and the Netherlands have signed the Treaty of Enschede, which will allow German police special units to pursue criminals, including terrorists and organized crime members, across the border into the Netherlands.

German police are investigating after Austrian shooters were found with 34 long guns in their bus while traveling from Salzburg to Tyrol through Bavaria. The weapons have been confiscated.

PiS MEP Arkadiusz Mularczyk expressed outrage at a journalist's question regarding Robert Bąkiewicz's detention, stating, "Are you even Polish? We must be in solidarity with Poles, not with the brutal German police."

Police in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, stopped a severely overloaded five-seater vehicle carrying 14 people, including seven children, in addition to the driver.

Police in Baden-Württemberg are investigating the death of a 20-month-old girl who was reportedly forgotten in a car by her 44-year-old mother in Schorndorf, near Stuttgart.

German police detained six members of the Border Defense Movement, prompting the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to seek clarification from its consul in Berlin regarding the circumstances and reasons for the arrests.

Police officers from Luxembourg and Germany conducted joint inspections of 15 trucks on the A1 highway, issuing at least 30 warnings and preventing three vehicles from continuing their journey.

Daniela Klette, a member of the "third generation" of Germany's notorious Red Army Faction (RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, successfully evaded German police for three decades. The article revisits the terror campaign waged by the group.

The German Police Union (GdP) reports widespread frustration over the condition of federal police stations, stating that one in three stations has significant defects, including leaking ceilings and outdated buildings.

Germany's Hessian State Criminal Police Office has established a Cold Case Unit to regularly review old files and solve approximately 3,000 unsolved murder cases, even years after the crimes.

German police unions are warning against the prospect of an AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt, citing the danger of 'party soldiers in key positions,' amidst other political developments in Germany.

German police registered 334,000 cyber attacks, averaging over 900 daily, ranging from malware to data theft and bank account draining. Experts warn of increasing threats from AI-powered attacks.

A police officer in Hesse, Germany, was dismissed seven years after beating a burglar with a baton and subsequently lying about the details of the incident.

A German court has ordered a police officer to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial in Poland as part of his sentence. The decision comes after the officer posted Nazi slogans on social media platforms.

German police conducted a raid on a Lithuanian suspect in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, who is believed to be involved in a serious incident of sabotage, as confirmed by the Dortmund public prosecutor's office.

A driver from Luxembourg fled a German police border control, leading to a pursuit where the vehicle was stopped and one passenger was subsequently taken into custody.

In the murder trial concerning the death of an 81-year-old landlord in Biblis, criminal police officers testified about the investigation, stating that video footage and forensic evidence pointed to the accused, who denies involvement.

German police statistics for 2025 indicate a significant increase in reported rape cases, reaching nearly 14,000, with migrants reportedly being vastly overrepresented in the figures.

German police recorded nearly 14,000 rape cases in 2025, a nine percent increase from the previous year, prompting Justice Minister Hubig to announce stricter laws for severe forms of the crime.

Police forces in the German states of Hesse and Thuringia plan to jointly invest in modern helicopters, as their current aircraft are aging and not always fully operational.

German police stopped a driver whose four-year-old child was sitting unsecured on his lap with a cigarette in his mouth; the father also possessed a fake driver's license, and the child seat was found in the trunk.

Serbian police generals Dragan Vasiljević, Marko Kričak, and Goran Colić met with Martina Link, Vice President of the German Federal Criminal Police (BKA), and other high-ranking officials.

Two people were killed in a shooting at a bar in Raunheim, near Frankfurt, overnight. The perpetrator fled the scene and is currently being sought by German police.

A new study by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) reportedly found that nearly half of all Muslims under 40 in Germany hold 'Islamist' attitudes, raising concerns about societal integration.

Plainclothes police in Passau, Lower Bavaria, Germany, discovered 150,000 euros in cash in a 39-year-old passenger's suitcase on a train, suspecting it may be linked to money laundering.

The case of 16-year-old Laura, who disappeared from Patras and was located in Germany, is still open with German police investigating and awaiting developments regarding her potential return to Greece.

A 42-year-old Bosnian social welfare recipient, Huso B., known to German police for theft, has reportedly avoided deportation despite being ordered to leave the country, causing widespread anger in Germany.