Safe annual change: Police increasingly presence in NRW!

On December 27, 2024, the police in Marl are preparing for the upcoming New Year's Eve. The use is based on a current position evaluation and the experience from previous years to ensure security during the turn of the year. This year, more emergency services and patrol cars are to be used in the entire area of ​​responsibility, while the forces of the hundred were requested. The experiences from the last Halloween night, which serve as the starting point for strategic preparation, have a special impact on operational planning.

clearly visible police presence is expected around the bus station on New Year's Eve, supplemented by increased measures in Bottrop and Marl as well as in the entire area of ​​responsibility. For December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025, a strategic search was ordered for the Recklinghausen district and the city of Bottrop. Controls can be carried out without a specific reason to increase public security. It is also pointed out that igniting illegal firecrackers or non -approved fireworks are prohibited; The possession or the use of such products represents a criminal offense and harbors.

High police presence in North Rhine-Westphalia

In North Rhine-Westphalia, a high police presence is also expected at the turn of the year, with the aim of ensuring a peaceful turn of the year and preventing attacks on the police and fire brigade. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 6,600 police officers were on duty nationwide on New Year's Eve 2022/23, and for New Year's Eve 2024/25, even more staff is expected than on a normal weekend. Particular attention is paid to the means of transport such as buses and trams, which have often been the target of firecrackers in the past.

Finally, there were massive arguments between emergency services and violent groups in Solingen during the last turn of the year. Last year, 21 civil servants were injured in NRW during their missions. The self -protection of the emergency services has a high priority, and in several cities, including Cologne and Düsseldorf, large fireplace zones were set up in the city centers to increase security. While Cologne re -introduced the ban on positive experiences from the previous year, Düsseldorf also took appropriate measures for the old town and the banks of the Rhine.

Some cities such as Essen, Duisburg and Dortmund, on the other hand, do without local firecrackers and rely on the insight of the citizens. In Dortmund, the ignition of fireworks near churches, hospitals and old people's homes is prohibited anyway. Bochum has issued a ban on firecrackers for two streets that were the target of attacks on police officers in the past, while Münster set the cathedral square and the principal market as firecrackable zones. Bielefeld also banned pyrotechnics on a party mile at the main train station. The police union (GdP) criticizes the municipalities that do without fireplace zones and warns of targeted attacks with rockets on people, such as stern.de reported .

The police in Marl are in exchange with the federal police and the municipal authorities to coordinate the security measures taken and to ensure security on New Year's Eve, according to Lokalkompass.de .