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Police activity at a forum due to a pepper gun incident, involving a 16-year-old under investigation

Police headquarters in Southern Hesse, Hanau, was in action on Thursday around 14:50

Law enforcement intervention at online forum following pepper gun incident involving a 16-year-old...
Law enforcement intervention at online forum following pepper gun incident involving a 16-year-old adolescent under scrutiny

Police activity at a forum due to a pepper gun incident, involving a 16-year-old under investigation

In an incident that occurred on Thursday afternoon, police were called to the Forum Hanau at Freedom Square in Hanau, Germany, due to a report of someone displaying a firearm-like object.

According to the Police Headquarters Southeast Hesse, the individual involved in the incident was a 16-year-old. The press office for this incident is located at Spessartring 61, 63071 Offenbach am Main, Offenbach, Germany.

Chief Police Commissioner Peter Hackstein, the head of the Southeast Hesse police headquarters, mentioned in the text, confirmed the incident. The press office contact for this incident is Thomas Leipold, who can be reached at 1201 or 0160 / 980 00745, or via email at [email protected].

Upon arrival, police found and secured a pepper pistol from the 16-year-old. After identification and processing, the teenager was handed over to his parents. The 16-year-old is now under investigation.

The collective telephone number for the Press Office is 069 / 8098 - 1210. Claudia Benneckenstein can be reached at 1212 or 0152 / 066 23109, and Alexander Schlรผter can be reached at 1223 or 0162 / 201 3290. The fax number for the Press Office is 0611 / 32766-5014.

The information provided was transmitted via news aktuell by the Police Headquarters Southeast Hesse. The homepage for the Police Headquarters Southeast Hesse is http://www.polizei.hessen.de/ppsoh. The date of the press release is May 9, 2025.

For more information, please contact the Police Headquarters Southeast Hesse Press Office.

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