Local news from Hannover

Local & regional news and contributions from Hannover, Kreisfrei and surroundings

News from Hannover

Current local news & reports from Hannover and surrounding area

Opel Mokka crashes with seven passengers after reckless driving - driver apprehended during escape

Opel Mokka crashes with seven passengers after reckless driving - driver apprehended during escape

On Saturday morning, January 18, 2025, the police apprehended a 19-year-old driver after a risky pursuit
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BPOL-H: 18-year-old found with airsoft gun on regional train - Danger for all involved!

BPOL-H: 18-year-old found with airsoft gun on regional train - Danger for all involved!

On Wednesday evening, an 18-year-old German caused a major police operation at the train station in Neustadt am Rübenberge
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Multiple searches following graffiti on city trams

Multiple searches following graffiti on city trams

Following massive graffiti attacks on city trams, the Hanover police have identified four suspects
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Police officer from the Hanover Police Department under investigation and in custody on suspicion of particularly serious bribery

Police officer from the Hanover Police Department under investigation and in custody on suspicion of particularly serious bribery

Joint press release from the Hanover Public Prosecutor's Office and the Hanover Police DepartmentIn an investigation, among other things, on the suspicion of bribery in particularly serious cases, two police officers from the Hanover Police...
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FW Hanover: High property damage due to burning garbage truck in central Hanover

FW Hanover: High property damage due to burning garbage truck in central Hanover

On Tuesday afternoon, the load of a garbage truck caught fire at Klagesmarkt in central Hanover for reasons that are still unclear
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Police arrest fake police officers - Judge orders pre-trial detention

Police arrest fake police officers - Judge orders pre-trial detention

This is a joint press release from the Hanover Public Prosecutor's Office and the Hanover Police Directorate.The Hanover Police arrested two men from Bremen who were posing as police officers over the phone, during a staged money handover i...
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BPOL-H: Operating a freight train with a blood alcohol level of 1.41; emergency braking prevents further travel

BPOL-H: Operating a freight train with a blood alcohol level of 1.41; emergency braking prevents further travel

Last Saturday, at 3:45 in the morning, the Federal Police Inspection in Hanover received a message from the emergency control center of the German Railways that contact with the locomotive driver of a freight train heading towards Hamburg had been...
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BPOL-H: Man misses departure - Held on to the outside of a departing regional train

BPOL-H: Man misses departure - Held on to the outside of a departing regional train

Last Saturday, a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen forced a departing regional train at Linden-Fischerhof station to make an unscheduled second stop around 7 pm. The man had previously used the operational stop for a smoking break when the train start...
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BPOLD-H: 108 days of temporarily reintroduced internal border controls at the German-Dutch border in Lower Saxony

BPOLD-H: 108 days of temporarily reintroduced internal border controls at the German-Dutch border in Lower Saxony

Since September 16, 2024, the Federal Police has been controlling cross-border traffic throughout Germany with temporarily reintroduced internal border controls. For travelers between Lower Saxony and the Netherlands, the responsible Federal Polic...
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FW Hanover: Fire in business premises quickly under control

FW Hanover: Fire in business premises quickly under control

On this Sunday evening, passers-by discovered a fire in a residential and commercial building in the List district of Hanover and immediately called the fire department. The Hanover Fire Department quickly brought the fire under control. There wer...
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