Overview

• A five-person group tried to force entry into a Bremervörde apartment using a discarded washing machine as a battering ram.
• After the break-in failed, suspects smashed several bicycles and a resident was punched, sustaining a head injury that required hospital treatment.
• Police arrested two suspects at the scene, two returned voluntarily, and a 28-year-old woman resisted arrest by biting and scratching an officer before being held overnight.
• All five are known to authorities; the 28-year-old remains in custody while the others have been issued trespass bans and released pending further inquiry.
• Investigators continue to probe the group's motives for employing such an unconventional method of forced entry.