Police Raid YouTuber Trymacs' Apartment After False Emergency Call
The Hamburg-based streamer was targeted in a 'swatting' incident, prompting a response from special police forces.
- A false report of a physical altercation led Hamburg police to raid the apartment of YouTuber Trymacs in the Hafencity area.
- Trymacs, who has 2.4 million YouTube subscribers, was live-streaming during the incident and later addressed it on Instagram.
- The police confirmed there was no actual threat and are investigating the misuse of emergency services by an unknown individual.
- The incident is classified as 'swatting,' a form of cyber harassment where false reports are made to provoke a police response.
- Special police units, including the USE (Support Unit for Difficult Deployment Situations), were involved in the operation.