Large deployment in Lurup: Man ensures chaos with false hostage-taking alarm!

In July 2024, a 35-year-old man in Lurup, Boberstraße, triggered an extensive large police operation through false information. He alerted the emergency services with the assertion of having taken several hostages and being heavily armed. As a result, extensive security measures were initiated: a sniper was positioned, there were large -scale barriers, and special forces, fire brigade and emergency doctors were on site. In addition, a police definion was also present.

During the incident, the man threatened his mother and prevented her from leaving the apartment. However, the officials found no weapons when he was arrested; The man only had his mother with him. He is now charged with several crimes, but did not go to court at the beginning of the trial and did not comment on the allegations. The public prosecutor assumes that the defendant was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, such as ndr.de reported.

similar incidents in Germany

In a further incident in Cologne, a hostage -taking ended with several arrests. Details of this incident in a report by Spiegel.de published. Such missions are not unusual and raise questions about the handling and training of the police in dealing with psychological crises.