Halloween Night in EssenMülheim on the Ruhr saw significant fireworks usage

In the cities of Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr, Halloween night was marked by a series of incidents that kept the local police force busy. According to reports from Polizei Essen, transmitted via news aktuell, a total of 598 incidents were recorded, with 166 of these incidents being Halloween-related.

In Essen, a 17-year-old host at a party in Dreilindenstraße refused to comply with officers' requests to quiet down, leading to the party's end. The situation escalated when the heavily intoxicated German host attacked the officers and resisted arrest. The host was subsequently taken to the station where a blood sample was taken.

Elsewhere in Essen, around 500 people participated in a procession organised by a private individual under the theme "Gather instead of loitering/The city belongs to us all!". The procession passed without incident.

In a separate incident, a 32-year-old German suspect set off a Bengal torch in a group of people at Bergmannsfeld, for which he was reported for violating the Explosives Act.

Meanwhile, in Mülheim an der Ruhr, the police set up a mobile video surveillance unit on the Philosophenweg opposite Albert-Schweitzer-Straße, but no further incidents were reported there. The police in Mülheim an der Ruhr reported no unusual incidents related to Halloween.

For more information, the press office for Police Essen/Mülheim an der Ruhr can be contacted at 0201-829 1065 (outside of office hours 0201-829 7230), fax: 0201-829 1069, or email: [email protected].

In a positive note, the police in Essen accompanied a private individual organising a procession south of Essen's main train station. The procession was held under the theme "Gather instead of loitering/The city belongs to us all!", but the organizer of the demonstration before Halloween evening is not mentioned in the provided search results.

Overall, the police force in Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr managed to maintain order amidst the busy night, ensuring a relatively peaceful celebration for the majority of the city's residents.