Overview

• Hamburg police shot a knife‑wielding man in the leg in Farmsen‑Berne after he refused to drop the weapon, with the Landeskriminalamt, the public prosecutor and the interior authority’s internal‑investigations unit now examining the use of force.
• Munich detectives are investigating a motorcycle‑based theft in which two suspects ripped a valuable watch from a 24‑year‑old driver’s wrist at a red light on Ludwigstraße, checking links to prior cases and seeking witnesses through Kommissariat 21.
• A 29‑year‑old described by police as strongly confused allegedly attacked three women near the Innsbrucker Ring in Munich, was arrested, and was placed in a psychiatric facility; the victims sustained minor injuries.
• Bundespolizei at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof detained a 40‑year‑old wanted man, confirming a forged passport and finding more than 600 prescription tablets and €700 in cash, leading to proceedings for document forgery and medication offenses.
• In Hamburg‑Francop, a 69‑year‑old motorcyclist died after entering oncoming traffic in a right‑hand curve and colliding with a car, and investigators appealed for witnesses to clarify the cause.