Police in Poland return patrols to schools due to attacks
In Poland, from Monday, 12 October, police patrols will return to schools across the country. This decision was made after a series of attacks in educational institutions of the Masovian Voivodeship.
This was reported in the Main Directorate of the Polish police, writes RMF24.
Police officers will stay in educational institutions as long as necessary. Law enforcement officers will patrol the territory of schools and surrounding areas, communicate with the administration, employees and students.
If necessary, they will also check suspicious persons and backpacks of schoolchildren.
Context
In recent years, police have been investigating 50 Thousands of schools and schools 76 persons suspected of actions that could threaten security. On Friday, educational institutions and adjacent territories were monitored 24 Thousands of police officers supported by municipal guards.
According to police, most of the detainees were active participants of closed groups in social networks and messengers, where they published posts about weapons or possible preparation of attacks. Some detainees found dangerous objects. Currently, law enforcement officers collect evidence and consider each case separately.
- Today, 10 October, in front of a school on Minskska Street in Warsaw, a 21-year-old woman attacked three people: two 17-year-old girls and a 24-year-old woman.
- On Wednesday in Ostrolenka, 19-year-old attacked nine people with a knife. The next day in Leschidol-Noviny, 15-year-old injured three people, including 37-year-old employee of the school, who died from injuries.
- A dangerous incident also occurred on the territory of one of the schools on Metalova Street in Olsztyn. Two students aged 17 and 19 fought, with one of them having a sharp subject similar to a machete.
