Stone throw on Erfurt police station: man in custody!

Stone throw on Erfurt police station: man in custody!

In the night of June 15 to June 16, 2025, an incident occurred in Erfurt, which caused excitement. A 33-year-old man who had previously filed an advertisement in the Inspection Service North was asked to leave the building after completing the formalities in the anteroom. Instead, however, he searched in the track bed of the Riethstraße stop to Steinen to specifically throw them on the glass pane of the entrance door of the police station. This reports Bild.de .

At around 00:10 a.m. the man put his plan into practice. He threw the stones against the police station and thus caused an estimated property damage in the lower four -digit range. The police then took him in custody without resistance and, after the police measures, gave him a dismissal. Due to his actions, investigations into disruption to public companies and property damage were initiated, such as news.de also reported.

background and context

The incident raises questions about the relationship between citizens and the police. The topic of the public has been the focus of the public since George Floyd's death and the associated discussion about police violence. In Germany, a study by the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, which is treated as part of Deutschlandfunk , published some alarming results about the handling of police officers by force.

The study shows that police violence not only occurs in tense situations, but also outside of major events such as demonstrations and football games. Over 20 percent of the cases relate to ordinary missions, which creates the image of a worrying development. Often it is young men who experience violence by the police, and many such incidents result from poor communication and stress.

The discussion about police violence demands extensive reforms, including better training for officials and more open communication. The creation of independent institutions that can determine in the case of police violence is also urgently recommended

It remains to be seen how this incident in Erfurt will affect the discussion about the use of violence by the police. However, it is clear that such events not only have individual consequences, but can also put a heavy burden on citizens' trust in their police.