Polish police have detained a 46-year-old man in the town of Oborniki, suspected of publicly calling on the internet for the murder of representatives of the Polish authorities. Government spokesman Adam Szłapka announced the detention on Tuesday. According to him, the man threatened online to kill Prime Minister Donald Tusk...
Police from four countries carry out Europe’s largest raid against Hells Angels
Early on Wednesday, 30 September, more than 1,000 police officers launched coordinated raids in Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria and the Netherlands. The operation targeted an international money-laundering network linked to members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. According to Duisburg police and the dpa news agency, 14 arrest warrants were executed....
Germany expands powers of the Federal Police
On 25 September 2026, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat approved a comprehensive reform of the Federal Police Act (Bundespolizeigesetz). The law, whose core dated back to 1994, gives the Federal Police new surveillance tools, broader investigative powers and a stronger role in migration control. In the Bundestag the bill passed...
Germany is creating mobile police units to defend against drones
Germany has begun forming mobile units of the Federal Police that will counter drones and protect airports, railway stations, government districts and other strategic sites. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced the plan. Under the Interior Ministry’s plan, rapidly deployable special groups will be stationed in nine key cities: Berlin,...