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Berlin Police Search Potsdam’s Katharinenholz Forest in Capital-Offense Probe

Prosecutors call it an evidence search tied to a serious felony investigation, unrelated to the long-running Rebecca case.

Overview

  • Berlin police conducted the operation in Katharinenholz at the request of the Berlin public prosecutor.
  • About 50 officers combed the northern Potsdam forest, using search rods as they examined the ground.
  • Officials confirmed they were looking for evidence linked to a capital crime and declined to share further case details.
  • Spokesman Alan Bauer stated the search is not connected to the seven-year-old disappearance of Rebecca from Berlin.
  • Police said the duration of the search was undecided as work continued near Potsdamer Straße.