Overview

• A neighbor reported hearing a woman screaming and being threatened with a weapon in a Brunswik apartment around 1:30 a.m. on Holtenauer Straße.
• Multiple patrol cars responded, and officers entered the flat treating the situation as an acute danger.
• The incident turned out to be a private role-play, with no actual threat and no injuries reported.
• A police spokesperson said officers must assume a real emergency in ambiguous situations to protect people.
• Authorities advised residents to give advance notice and to avoid or clearly mark realistic-looking weapons to reduce false alarms.