Overview
- City maintenance workers found a pitchfork buried with its tines pointing upward in the sand in front of a slide on Friday, August 14.
- Police have opened an inquiry on suspicion of attempted dangerous bodily harm and say there are currently no leads in the investigation.
- Bad Camberg filed an Anzeige gegen Unbekannt after the discovery and described the circumstances as indicating deliberate endangerment of children.
- The municipality has offered a €250 reward for information, urged parents to be extra vigilant at playgrounds, and expanded Ordnungspolizei patrols with an option to report tips anonymously to the Ordnungsamt.
- Officials note this is the second similar case at the same Erbach playground after broken bottle necks were found buried with sharp edges up in May 2025, a pattern that has raised local safety concerns and could prompt continued surveillance and community reporting.