Overview
- Duisburg police activated a mobile video unit at Pauluskirche from Thursday 18:00 to Sunday 10:00 with real‑time review by trained staff, automatic deletion after 14 days, and pre‑pixelation of privacy‑sensitive areas under NRW police law.
- Transport operator DVG is bolstering protection at repeatedly targeted stops, sending mobile security teams and additional staff onto buses and trams.
- Berlin plans roughly 700 officers with focused patrols at prior trouble spots such as the High‑Deck‑Siedlung, Gropiusstadt, Pallasstraße and parts of Moabit to deter pyrotechnics, vandalism and group attacks.
- Authorities in Recklinghausen and Marl prepared large contingents including riot units, approved extra checks and set up mobile video observation at the Marl bus station after last year’s violence.
- Officials warn that criminal behavior will be prosecuted, remind revelers that realistic weapon replicas can draw fines up to €10,000 under §42a Waffengesetz, and caution drivers about masks, obstructive costumes and alcohol limits.