Böller madness in Woldegk: Two men threaten the police!

Böller madness in Woldegk: Two men threaten the police!

In the early morning of July 17, 2025, an incident occurred in Woldegk that attracted the attention of the police. Shortly after midnight, officials from the Friedland area noticed the loud bang of ignited New Year's rockets. Immediately a patrol went looking for the firecrackers that had appeared in a side street. Two men aged 36 and 22 were met there, who just threw a firecracker on the street.

The situation quickly escalated when the two men aggressive against the police officers, insulted and threatened them. Criminal investigations for illegal firecrackers as well as threats and insults were initiated, but fortunately nobody was injured. According to [CityReport] (https://cityreport.pnr24-online.de/Polizei-stellen-boeller-werfer/), all involved Germans.

incidents in other cities

Woldegk is not the only city in which there were dangerous situations during New Year's Eve. In Hanover, for example, the police reported that the New Year's Eve 2024/2025 there had been comparatively quiet there, at least until 10 p.m. From this point on, the fire brigade was permanently employed by several container fires. Nevertheless, there were also some incidents, including attacks on emergency services with pyrotechnics. A 14-year-old suffered a serious injury when he was improperly dealt with with fireworks and had to be taken to the hospital. [Kreiszeitung] (https://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/niedersachsen/hand-zerfetzt-boellerwuerfe-auf-polmi- and-feuerwehr-Silvester-Hannover-Bilanz-93493127.html) reported a total of 28 adversity procedures and several fireworks prohibition zones.

In Berlin there was also no quiet turn of the year. The police registered up to 1,453 New Year's Eve and recorded an increase in comparison to the previous year. The 58 attacks on police and rescue workers, of which 17 emergency services were injured, including eight by pyrotechnics, are particularly remarkable. Most of the crimes concerned property damage and violations of the weapons law, which makes the situation appear even more dramatic in the firing zones. [RBB24] (https://www.rbbb24.de/panorama/2025/01/berlin-strafaten-silvester-2024- Boellerbotszone-botszone-Sachbeschbeschbungs-pyro.html) provides more detailed insights into this worrying development.

These incidents show that despite preventive measures and controls carried out by regulatory services and police, the responsible handling of fireworks is not everywhere. While most of the celebrants remained peaceful, there were always black sheep, some of which committed serious crimes and not only put themselves in danger, but also others.

What is it looking when you bring the different events together in the cities? It becomes clear that the challenges with which the emergency services are confronted are anything but low. It is hoped that the joint measures taken to improve security will fruit and such incidents will become less common in the future.