Turkey

Turkey asks Berlin to look into sightings of 'top coup fugitive'

Turkey has asked the German authorities to formally investigate reported sightings in Germany of a top suspect in last year's failed coup who still remains at large.

offb

Policeman uses kiddie's bike to hunt down drunk fugitive

An intoxicated moped-rider found himself the target of a rather unusual kind of police chase in Bavaria on Tuesday.

arrested

Gotta catch 'em all: Police nab Pokémon-playing fugitive

An 18-year old fugitive was found and arrested yesterday after he ventured into the town of Trier to play Pokémon Go.

offbeat

Cop leaps from window after being caught drunk driving

A Frankfurt policeman wasn't his own 'friend and helper' on Friday evening. After crashing his car while under the influence, he tried to escape - and failed painfully.

NRW

Two criminals on the run after daylight escape

Police are searching for two fugitives in North Rhine-Westphalia after a young woman freed a man from custody as he was being taken to the doctor.

Crime

Police 'capture escaped murderer in Cologne'

Local journalists are reporting police in Cologne have caught a murderer who escaped from jail on Tuesday. The man had been described as “highly dangerous.”