Schwerin: Police officer kicked out for arguments - two arrests!

Schwerin: Police officer kicked out for arguments - two arrests!

On Saturday, June 16, 2025, in Schwerin, more precisely in Münzstrasse, there was a worrying incident that focuses on public security. Around 2 a.m., the police met a group of 15 to 20 people who were involved in a dispute. A 28-year-old police officer was brutally attacked during the intervention and briefly lost consciousness. This reports [NDR] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/westmecklenburg/schwerin-28-jaehriger-polizist-be-beitlos--

During the arrest of a suspect, the young official was hit by another attacker on the head. He received help from his colleague, a 27-year-old policewoman who, despite an attack, did her best to support her partner. Similarly, there were two other police officers who also suffered injuries during the mission. The group quickly dissolved after the incident, but the police were able to identify two 22-year-old suspects nearby and temporarily arrest, but who started the officials again during the arrest. The police have initiated investigations into dangerous bodily harm, resistance to enforcement officers and assault.

violence against police officers

This incident is not isolated and is in the context of a worrying development in Germany. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, the statistics show an increase in violent attacks against police enforcement officers. Between 2014 and 2023, numerous cases were recorded by the police that are increasingly dangerous for the officials. The extensive survey emphasizes the growing willingness to use security for security forces and the urgent need for protective measures. The data are available on Statista and document the developments in violent crime in Germany.

The recent years have shown a troubling tendency. The incident in Schwerin is just another example of the challenges that police officers face every day. The legal consequences that are drawn to enforcement officers in such attacks are also draconious. A recent BGH decision confirmed the severe such attacks and made it clear that resistance and assault against civil servants could not be tolerated. In such a case, a defendant was convicted of dangerous bodily harm with a prison sentence of three years and admitted to a psychiatric hospital. This was documented by [nwb] (https:// databenbank.nwb.de/dokument/829675/), which also indicates the minor consequences that can have these attacks for the officials themselves.