Overview
- Ten of the removed planters were advertised online for free pickup from Herrenknecht’s site, and police directed two men who tried to collect them to return the items to the municipal depot.
- Authorities said investigations are underway into the person who posted the listing and the two men who attempted to take the planters.
- Herrenknecht previously had several municipal planters taken away, arguing the containers endangered early-morning commuters and that reflectors on them were too small.
- The district authority reaffirmed that street “möblierung,” including planters, is an accepted tool to slow traffic in a 30 kph zone, with any reinstallation up to the municipality.
- Schwanau’s mayor signaled openness to a compromise but warned he will restore law and order if needed, while prosecutors currently see no sufficient basis for a theft charge against Herrenknecht.