Berlin: SWAT team arrests father accused of threatening wife and children
Police were alerted shortly before midnight in the Altglienicke district. The mother and children were unharmed, and detectives are investigating.
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A Berlin police SWAT unit detained a 52-year-old man overnight into Thursday in the southeastern district of Altglienicke. According to police, he allegedly threatened his wife and their children in a residential building. Officers were alerted at around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday and called in the special operations unit.
The mother and children were unharmed, police said. Detectives from the force's Directorate 3 have taken over the investigation. Police initially gave no details about the background of the alleged offense. They had reported the operation overnight on X.