Incidents detailed in recent police reports issued on September 3, 2025
Headline: Multiple Incidents Reported Across Central Germany
In a series of events across Central Germany, police have been busy dealing with a variety of incidents, ranging from traffic accidents to criminal offenses.
Halle (Saale) Incidents
Early in the morning hours of September 2, police officers were called to the area of Gimritzer Damm due to a brawl between two groups of people. One participant sustained facial injuries in the altercation. Around the same time, a traffic accident occurred at the Rennbahnkreuz, bus stop area, resulting in a cyclist sustaining severe injuries.
Later in the day, at around 13:00, a city bus driver was stopped and found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. An alcohol breath test confirmed the driver's consumption, and their driver's license was seized.
Landsberg Incident
In Landsberg on September 2, at 19:35 PM, a 32-year-old driver, under the influence of alcohol and drugs, exhibited erratic driving behavior, ran a red light, exceeded speed limits, and veered off the road. Proceedings were initiated against the 32-year-old for driving under the influence, resisting law enforcement, and insulting an officer. The search results do not provide the name of the individual who was arrested.
Mücheln, Gerbstedt, Merseburg, and Sangerhausen Incidents
In Mücheln, a 29-year-old driver was stopped and found to be driving with an expired driver's license. In Gerbstedt, unknown individuals broke into a sports club in Zabenstedt overnight on Monday and stole an electric bicycle, causing damage estimated at approximately 3,800 euros.
In Merseburg on September 2, a deer crossed a road, causing a collision between a VW car and the animal. The vehicle sustained material damage, and the deer fled the scene.
In Sangerhausen on Tuesday afternoon, an elderly woman had her handbag stolen while walking with her rollator in the Lindenstraße. The suspect was described as a 16-year-old male wearing a dark pair of pants and a gray hoodie with a gray hood pulled over his head.
Halle (Saale) Incident - The 43-year-old Driver
A witness followed an intoxicated driver and informed the police, who arrived to find the driver still in the vehicle and disoriented. A breathalyzer test showed 0.14% alcohol, and a later drug test came back positive for cocaine. Additionally, the 43-year-old driver also had a switchblade in their belongings.
The driver's Spanish driver's license, valid until March 18, 2024, was confirmed to be no longer valid by police information systems.
The police station initiated investigations in all the mentioned incidents.
