Policeist scandal in Berlin: fake checks and cash theft!

Policeist scandal in Berlin: fake checks and cash theft!

In a worrying police scandal in Berlin, three police officers, including two police commissioners and one police master, were arrested. The Berlin public prosecutor announced that the officials are suspected of performing fake traffic controls and taking cash with fake papers. These serious allegations were published on Thursday and subsequently took a dramatic turn.

The investigators carried out searches on the residential and service rooms of the suspects. In addition, a suspected accomplice, a 45-year-old man, was targeted to have rented cars for the criminal machinations. The police are specifically accused of having requested 500 euros from a driver in Pankow on April 21, 2025. A week later, they even received at least 8,000 euros from another driver in Charlottenburg.

Investigations and searches

The searches took place in the districts of Spandau, Reinickendorf and Tempelhof-Schöneberg, including the review of rental cars of the alleged accomplices. In the course of the investigation, several objects were ensured, including cell phones and records that could help clarify the incidents. The accused were brought up to an investigative judge on Thursday, while the police have already examined business consequences.

The allegations and the subsequent arrests of the officials throw a bright light on the integrity of the police in Berlin. Similar incidents of subordinate misconduct and corruption have caused a stir in other federal states, such as in North Rhine-Westphalia. There are the latest indications of misconduct of civil servants who continue to burden the police's reputation and underline the need for a thorough examination of the internal structures ( SPIEGEL ).

The current events in Berlin not only underline the challenges that are associated with the maintenance of order and trust in the police, but also require extensive reforms to prevent such incidents in the future. The population observes the developments with concern, while the public prosecutor and the police work together on the Enlightenment.