Overview
- Saxony's Michael Kretschmer and Brandenburg's Dietmar Woidke are set to attend the 11:00 ceremony marking one year since Officer Maximilian Stoppa's death.
- Police across Saxony have been called to observe a minute of silence in connection with the memorial event.
- The stone stands at the Lauchhammer site where the 32-year-old was killed and was produced by a local stonemason with funding from Brandenburg and Saxony.
- Investigators say Stoppa was struck by a vehicle while attempting to deploy a Stop-Stick during a Dresden plainclothes pursuit of car thieves on January 7, 2025.
- A 27-year-old defendant goes on trial at the Cottbus regional court next week on a charge of murder to conceal another crime, according to prosecutors.