A teenager falls through the roof of a car dealership. Two fights broke out on Alexanderplatz. A Mercedes driver is in a chase with the police and drug dealers attack officers in Görlitzer Park. A normal Friday night for Berlin’s police.
By Dirk Böttger and Maren Wittge
► 12:30 a.m.: Two plainclothes police officers observe a suspected drug deal in Görlitzer Park (Kreuzberg).. They identify themselves as police officers and check the suspects. But they immediately attack the officials and attack them. With the support forces called in, the arrest finally succeeds.
► 1.45 a.m.: A teenager (17) is with friends on the main street (Schoeneberg) On the way. It’s probably a test of courage when he climbs onto the roof of a car dealership. He bursts through the corrugated fiberglass sheets, falling about two meters and landing on top of a rare vintage car – a British made TVR Tasmin 280i. A first responder attends to the injured person. The 17-year-old was taken to hospital with injuries to his torso, leg and arm.
► 3 o’clock: A patrol car from Section 54 notices a Mercedes C-Class on Grenzallee (Neukölln) driving through a red traffic light. The police officers give chase, the driver accelerates and turns into Sonnenallee. Sometimes he is said to have been traveling at up to 130 km/h.
Shortly after the Südwestalleebrücke (Treptow), the Mercedes crashed into the curb and the crash barrier – the tires are flat. The driver steers his car into a wooded area and then flees on foot. He cannot escape. Cops catch him.
► 5 o’clock: Within just 20 minutes, there are two on Alexanderplatz (middle). brawls. First two, then three more men (18, 19, 21). You will be arrested. The 18-year-old has a blood alcohol content of 1.5.