# Tallinn police knife confrontation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/tallinn-police-knife-confrontation
> Updated: 2026-08-28T21:08:12.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

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.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-28: 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.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tallinn-police-use-service-weapons-to-apprehend-woman-with-knife

### 2026-08-19: 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.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/trieste-police-detain-woman-following-knife-attack-and-threats

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