Overview
- A 30-year-old driver drew police attention Tuesday after a witness at Scheidemannplatz reported he racked a pistol and drove toward Altmarkt.
- Revier Mitte officers found the car within minutes on Wolfhager Straße near Gelnhäuser Straße and detained the man in Rothenditmold.
- Officers seized a realistic gas-pressure pistol designed to fire metal pellets, which can look like a real firearm to bystanders.
- They also confiscated a prohibited spring knife, and a roadside drug screen indicated THC before the driver was taken for a blood sample.
- Police said several charges are being prepared as the investigation continues.