Overview
- Officers used height‑rescue teams to remove treehouse occupiers after Kerpen requested enforcement at the Manheimer Erbwald site.
- Police say 18 people were escorted out, 15 were taken into custody, and four remained held on Wednesday after refusing to identify themselves.
- Investigations include suspected house trespass, attempted dangerous bodily harm, and resistance to law enforcement, according to police.
- The operation paused when items resembling explosive devices were found; authorities later described them as dummies.
- RWE states all permits and species‑protection checks are in place, reports that felling finished Tuesday evening, and plans to extract sand and gravel for future embankment stabilization.