Cheddar heist costs German police officer his badge
The German police officer was fired for stealing cheddar cheese from an overturned truck while attending a traffic accident.
Wed Jul 03 2024
German police recover bulk of booty from $120 million Dresden diamonds heist
The 31 pieces, including a breast star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle and an ornate diamond head-dress has been secured.
Sun Dec 18 2022
German police clash with anti-lockdown protesters
Merkel's government has come under fire for its chaotic handling of lockdowns and slow vaccination campaign.
Thu Apr 22 2021
German police raid homes of 4 men linked to Vienna attacker
German police have raided the homes and businesses of four men linked to the Islamic State sympathizer who carried out a deadly attack in Vienna.
Fri Nov 06 2020
German police say Potsdam explosive package not terrorism
The parcel was a criminal extortion attempt against logistics firm DHL rather than terrorism.
Mon Dec 04 2017
German police disperse G20 protest with water cannon before summit
German police used water cannon to disperse around 500 anti-capitalist protesters overnight in the port city of Hamburg where Chancellor Angela Merkel will host leaders of the G20 leading economies.
Wed Jul 05 2017
German police arrest 3 suspected of helping plan violence - magazine
It cited the chief public prosecutor in the northern town of Celle as saying on Friday that there had been an arrest warrant for the two men and one woman.
Fri Apr 14 2017
Berlin truck attacker used at least 14 names - German police
Anis Amri, shot dead by Italian police in Milan on Dec. 23, had been marked as a potential threat by authorities in the western federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)in February 2016.
Fri Jan 06 2017
German police hunt Tunisian man over Berlin attack
Both said asylum office papers believed to belong to the man were found in the cab of the truck.
Wed Dec 21 2016
German police arrest Syrian bomb plot suspect
German police on Monday arrested a Syrian man suspected of plotting a jihadist bomb attack, after a massive manhunt lasting almost two days.
Mon Oct 10 2016
'Off your bike, Terminator': Arnold Schwarzenegger runs into German police
But the Hollywood action hero was let off with a warning -- and a selfie.
Sun Oct 02 2016
'Lone' Munich shooter kills nine, commits suicide
German police said Saturday a gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a busy mall in Munich likely acted alone, and then committed suicide after killing nine people in cold blood.
Sat Jul 23 2016
German police kill Afghan teen after train axe attack
Several other people were also injured in the assault on a regional train near the southern city of Wuerzburg, police said, adding that the teenager was killed as he tried to flee.
Tue Jul 19 2016
Police raid VW headquarters as probe mounts in Germany, US
German police swooped on Volkswagen's headquarters on Thursday, carrying away files and hard disks as the investigation into a massive pollution cheating scandal expanded on both sides of the Atlantic
Fri Oct 09 2015
'Islamist' shot dead after stabbing German policewoman
An Iraqi man who spent time in jail for membership in an Islamist terrorist group was shot dead by German police Thursday after he stabbed and seriously wounded a policewoman.
Fri Sep 18 2015