Halloween Night: 16 Arrests Across Berlin After Violence, Arson, and Break-In Attempts

Berlin police published their summary balance report for Halloween night on November 3, recording 16 arrests across the city. In the north of the city, around 60 youths set off illegal fireworks on Wilhelmsruher Damm from around 6 p.m.; a 13-year-old was briefly detained after throwing pyrotechnic material. A group of around 80 people gathered at a shopping centre throwing bottles and fireworks at officers, and two 14-year-olds were found carrying petrol in bottles near Senftenberger Ring shortly after a Molotov cocktail had been thrown at a police vehicle — fortunately without damage to the vehicle. In the west, a suspect fired a signal weapon on Fasanenstraße around 9:45 p.m.; six suspects were detained near midnight after attempting to break shop windows with stolen traffic signs. In the city centre, two suspects were temporarily held after attempting to set a parked car alight on Graefestraße, and a clothing store was burgled on Grunerstraße. Police described their flexible and rapid response as enabling an overall orderly Halloween despite localised flashpoints.