Refusing to Foot the Bill: Stadium Climber Faces Charges Over €12k Police Cost
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Hey there! Let's dive into an interesting tale about a daredevil from Osnabrück who's playing hardball with the Dortmund Police. This fella refuses to cough up €12,000, a bill resulting from scaling the roof of Dortmund's football stadium during the Euro 2020 quarter-finals last June. Yup, you heard that right, €12,000!
According to the latest scoop from the German Press Agency, our thrill-seeker has filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court Gelsenkirchen over the matter. Check out case number 17 K 3525/25 - it's gaining some serious attention!
The police are dug in and demanding every last Euro - €12,076.93, to be precise. Approximately 108 officers, including a special forces unit (SEK), were involved in the operation to nab this climber. Allegedly, a significant proportion of the bill, €9,973.00, is allocated to cover the personnel costs for these officers.
In late April, a Dortmund Police spokesperson revealed the costs also included examining and seizing the climber's backpack by the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office, as well as deploying the police helicopter. So far, the climber has only paid a €1,050 fine for the crime of trespassing.
Remember that fella caught beneath Dortmund's stadium roof during the Germany vs. Denmark match? According to "Der Spiegel", he scaled up the night before to snap some photos. This risk-taker seems to be part of the "roofing" scene, a group of individuals who engage in high-altitude climbing stunts. By the way, he was spotted again in Ulm in October!
Before the bill dropped, the climber's attorney hinted he wouldn't be paying it, arguing that the security forces were already present at the scene. Stay tuned for updates on this wild ride!
- Police
- Dortmund
- Osnabrück
- Gelsenkirchen
- Climbing
- Euro 2020
- Administrative Court
- German Press Agency
- Roofing Scene (Enrichment)
- Ulm (Enrichment)
- The Police from Dortmund, initially deployed to apprehend a climber from Osnabrück scaling the roof of Dortmund's football stadium during the Euro 2020 quarter-finals, are seeking €12,076.93, including significant personnel costs from the climber, as per the estimates from the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office.
- The administrative court in Gelsenkirchen is currently hearing a lawsuit filed by the climber against the Dortmund Police over the matter, with case number 17 K 3525/25 being a talk of the town.
- As the costs for the police operation, which involved around 108 officers including a special forces unit (SEK), examining and seizing the climber's backpack, and deploying the police helicopter, mount, the climber has only paid a €1,050 fine for the crime of trespassing.
