Fürth: (37) Police operation after possible sexual offense

Shortly before 08:00, the police received a report that a sexual offense may have occurred in an apartment of a multi-family house on Gustav-Schickedanz-Straße. The suspect was believed to still be in the apartment and possibly armed.

As it could not be ruled out that the suspect was in possession of a firearm, the alerted patrol crews of the Fürth Police Inspection precautionarily closed off Gustav-Schickedanz-Straße to traffic and notified the special task force (SEK).

At around 09:00, the special task force gained access to the relevant apartment and arrested the 49-year-old suspect. During this, the officers secured a blank firing pistol. No one was harmed during the operation.

Gustav-Schickedanz-Straße was closed to vehicle traffic from 08:00 to approximately 09:30 due to the police operation. This also affected public transport stops.

The responsible specialist department of the Fürth Criminal Police is now conducting further investigations to clarify the underlying facts.

Created by: Michael Petzold / mc

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