Law enforcement agents of the federal government detain two minors, carrying replica firearms
Two 15-year-olds were apprehended by the Federal Police at Berlin-Südkreuz station on Monday afternoon. The seizure took place in the main hall of the station around 4 p.m.
According to the Federal Police, the two young men were in possession of several items, including soft air guns with magazines, 2000 rounds of ammunition for air guns, a one-handed knife, a balaclava, gloves, and 17 seals used for securing emergency hammers in S-bahns. The juveniles did not provide any explanation for carrying these items.
One of the juveniles is already known to the police, and the investigation and seizure were conducted by the Federal Police Directorate Berlin. The Federal Police initiated an investigation against both 15-year-olds for violating the Weapons Act.
It is alleged that the juveniles were handling a knife. However, no further information on the stolen emergency hammers was provided in this paragraph.
Following the measures, the deployment forces released the two juveniles on their own recognizance. The guardians of the two juveniles were notified. A search of one of the 15-year-olds' room at his parents' house was conducted to locate the stolen emergency hammers, but they were not found during the search.
The Federal Police is additionally investigating one of the 15-year-olds for particularly serious theft, in connection with the stolen seals.
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The investigation is ongoing, and no new items were seized from the juveniles in this paragraph. The two 15-year-olds known to the police and under investigation for violation of the weapons law are involved in a case in Herdecke, where the Hagen state security conducted a large police operation against one 15-year-old suspected of weapons law violations and use of unconstitutional symbols; the investigation and interrogations are ongoing without further details released. The other 15-year-old specifically linked by name or details beyond this operation is not identified in the available information.
