“The Federal Police’s busiest day at Oktoberfest 2024,” says the title of a message from Monday. The content: the Oktoberfest balance sheet from September 29th.

Then follows a list, we quote: In addition to the demolition of an overhead line in the S-Bahn tunnel between the main station and Hackerbrücke, the Federal Police were also busy, among other things, with numerous bodily harm crimes in railway areas.

Addendum to overhead line demolition:

Deutsche Bahn and the federal police initiated an investigation into the cause of the demolition of the railway overhead line. According to current information, technicians at Deutsche Bahn AG assume that a foil balloon came into contact with the overhead line and triggered the arc.

Sexual harassment:

Sexual harassment occurred shortly after midnight in a fast food restaurant in Ostbahnhof.

A 41-year-old touched a 24-year-old (both German) on the hip. The Isener from the Erding district also asked her about her underwear and stroked her thigh, whereupon the Berlin woman pushed the man away. Friends intervened. The federal police have launched an investigation into sexual harassment.

Dangerous bodily harm, theft:

A man sleeping on the mezzanine of the main train station was kicked and punched by a 36-year-old Pole around seven o’clock for no reason. The homeless 51-year-old German spoke to a federal police patrol and, thanks to a description, they were able to quickly locate and temporarily arrest the aggressor, who was drunk at 0.98 per mille. The 51-year-old suffered abrasions on his nose and swelling on his face as a result of the physical attack; however, did not require medical attention.

During the search of the Pole, a high-quality cell phone that was in locked mode was found. Investigations revealed that it had been stolen from a 20-year-old British man the day before. After consultation with the Munich I public prosecutor’s office and the appointment of an authorized representative for dangerous bodily harm and theft, the man, who was not resident in Germany, was released from the police station.

Resistance and physical attack against law enforcement officers as well as bodily harm, among other things:

At around 7:15 p.m., federal police became aware of a physical altercation in the basement of the main train station in the Elisenhof area. A 23-year-old German threatened a Deutsche Bahn Security employee with, among other things, a glass bottle. During police operations, he spat on federal police officers.

DB Security suffered injuries to his forearm and wrist as well as swelling and abrasions in the previous physical attacks. Karlsfelder, who was drunk at 1.86, received a criminal complaint for resisting and physically attacking law enforcement officers as well as for threats, insults and bodily harm. The persistently uncooperative and aggressive 23-year-old was able to leave the station free – after consultation with the Munich I public prosecutor’s office.

Dangerous bodily harm with Kubotan:

At around 9:50 p.m. there was an injury in the RE72, which was ready to depart on platform 30 in the main station towards Memmingen. A 24-year-old Iranian injured a 27-year-old Afghan in the chest and body with a Kubotan. The Kaufbeuren man who was attacked suffered flesh wounds that required stitches and further treatment in a Munich hospital. What sparked the argument is the subject of federal police investigations into grievous bodily harm.

The Kubotan, which was in the handbag of one of the Iranian’s companions (23-year-old Iranian woman from Buchloe), was confiscated. The 24-year-old from Aubing also has to answer for violating the general order prohibiting the carrying of weapons and dangerous objects in the main train station.

The Kubotan is used as a weapon for close combat in various self-defense arts. It is a short stick that is held in the fist. However, weapons and dangerous objects are prohibited during the Oktoberfest.