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Super-Recognizer Leads Nighttime Arrest in Bremen Train Harassment Case

Police say the 20-year-old suspect confessed during initial questioning.

Overview

  • A plainclothes Bundespolizei officer recognized the man around 12:30 a.m. outside Bremen Hauptbahnhof and detained him with colleagues.
  • Investigators had earlier identified the suspect on station CCTV based on the victims' description.
  • The man is accused of approaching two girls, aged 14 and 15, following them at Syke station and grabbing one by the hip.
  • The teenagers broke free and reboarded the train toward Twistringen after the incident reported last Wednesday.
  • Federal police are reviewing whether additional offenses are connected to the suspect.