Overview
- Workers uncovered additional human bone fragments during renewed digging at a closed Kreuzberg playground near the former Bethanien hospital, and police secured the finds for analysis.
- Investigators say they do not currently suspect a killing, and specialists will examine the remains to establish who they belonged to and how old they are.
- Brandenburg police supported searches in Poland that targeted a suspected car‑theft ring, and officers seized licence plates, electronics and a professional lock‑picking kit.
- Berlin police have a 20‑year‑old in judicial custody on suspicion of two recent shootings in Anita‑Berber‑Park after an arrest that led to court‑ordered remand.
- Federal police detained a 31‑year‑old with a blank‑firing pistol at Friedrichstraße S‑Bahn after a breath test reading of 3.36 per mille prompted a prosecutor‑ordered blood draw.