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Tallinn police knife confrontation

Overview

Police in Tallinn, Estonia, utilized service weapons to apprehend an aggressive 50-year-old woman on Müürivahe Street. The confrontation followed reports that the woman had thrown a stone from an apartment window, shattering a car windshield.

Upon entering the building, officers encountered the woman brandishing a knife. After she ignored repeated orders to drop the weapon and continued to wave it at officers, an officer discharged a service weapon toward her.

Emergency medical services transported the woman to a hospital, where her condition was reported as non-life-threatening. Rait Pikaro, operational manager of the North Prefecture, stated that officers must be prepared to use weapons to protect themselves or others when faced with immediate danger. A criminal proceeding has been initiated regarding violence against a public official, and the use of firearms will undergo tactical analysis.

Entities

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira · Tallinn Police · ENPA · Carabinieri · Rait Pikaro

Timeline

  1. 21 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Tallinn police use service weapons to apprehend woman with knife

    Tallinn police used service weapons to subdue an aggressive 50-year-old woman wielding a knife in the Old Town. The woman is in non-life-threatening condition.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Trieste police detain woman following knife attack and threats

    A 50-year-old woman was detained in Trieste, Italy, after allegedly threatening a mother and infant with a knife during a violent outburst.

Sources

kodu.ohtuleht.ee · lounaeestlane.ee · ohtuleht.ee