last weekend (17. to 19. July) met the forces of the police at various places in the Cologne city centre on large groups of people celebration of people. In the early hours of the morning, the police with rising alcohol and drug consumption noted an increasing lack of respect and aggressiveness towards intervening police officers ends. On the Chlodwigplatz handle on the 18.July, 3 a.m., a "bystander," for no apparent reason, police officers were called to a brawl outside a restaurant, in fact on. In the area of the station forecourt injured at 19. July against 2.45 clock two interferers throws a passer-by with a Bottle. At the Zülpicher Platz interferer threw early on Sunday morning (19. July - 4.15 PM) the police when Intervening in cases with bottles, offended by the use of forces, resisted and tried to free a Person from the custody of the police. Criminal proceedings were initiated in all cases.

The police of Cologne at the weekend (24. to 26. July) in support of the rule, service of a hundred of the focal points in Cologne have a stronger presence everywhere. The forces are purposefully reach out to potential interferers, and to consistently intervene.

Common presence measures, with the forces of law and Order in the city of Cologne to the Hotspots are planned.

"I will not tolerate my forces and the forces of the order of service to the city of Cologne abused during their service, and violated to be attacked. We will tackle these perpetrators of violence immediately and consistently, and isolate. I'm repeating myself. We're no party poopers, but who is not adhering to the rules, must reckon with the consequences," stressed the police President Uwe Jacob. (ph/rr)

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