Hamburg Police has
drawn up a security policy against sexual assaults for the year - the last New
Year's Eve will not be repeated.
530 officials in reflective
vest will be on New Year's Eve. This was announced by Hamburg police on
Friday. New Year's Eve, the police will thus increase their presence on St.
Pauli by 50 percent compared to last year. During the year 2015/2016, there had
been 350 civil servants, to the number of civilian forces would tripled.
In the last Silver
Star night it had come to Hamburg to mass sexual assaults on young women. In
the crowd of revelers to the prosecution of more than 400 women were molested,
groped and robbed by men.
This time, the
police will be clearly visible. The uniformed officers to wear all yellow
reflective safety vests imprinted with "police". In the
field of jeweler road, branching from the Grosse Freshet, the police want to install
a so-called Power moon with which the road is illuminated. Am Jung fern more
light poles are erected to brighten the Alter quay.
On Beatles Plats,
a mobile station with three officers will serve as a focal point. This area
will also monitors with stationary video cameras, said police spokesman Ulf.
Should the crowd there or come elsewhere to dangerous situations, the police
will also use mobile cameras and Body cams. Fences were ready to limit access
to the Grosse Freshet. Also, the influx of visitors to the jetties can be
regulated in this way.
Both on the Elbe
and the Alter, the river police will keep the action from boats in the eye. The
Federal Police will point to the S-Bah stations presence. With the club owners
on St. Pauli and the security services recommendations had already been
discussed, it said. The social media team wants to inform the public about
Twitter on the use. In a flyer calls the police on party guests, arrange their
behavior in large crowds before with wearing a reflective clothing.
The Concepts
geared reported to the recommendations of a federal-state group, which began
its work as a result of past events Silvestre.
