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Bei der mutmaßlich rechtsextremen Gruppe “Nordkreuz” ist Munition gefunden worden, die für die bayerische Polizei bestimmt war. Bis heute ist unklar, wie die Munition dort hin gelangte. Die Grünen verlangen nun Aufklärung von der Staatsregierung. Marko G. war lange Jahre Polizist beim Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Erst durch Ermittlungen gegen den rechtsextremen Bundeswehrsoldaten Franco A. war der LKA-Beamte ins Visier der Fahnder geraten. Munition war für Bayerische Bereitschaftspolizei gedacht G. gründete die Chatgruppe “Nordkreuz”, deren Mitglieder sich auf einen Umsturz vorbereitet haben sollen. Dazu horteten sie Munition und zahlreiche Waffen, darunter eine Maschinenpistole. Nach Informationen des Bayerischen Rundfunks handelt es sich bei einem Teil der gefundenen Munition um Material, das zuvor an die Bayerische Bereitschaftspolizei geliefert worden war. Das geht aus Ermittlungen der Staatsanwaltschaft Schwerin hervor, die dem BR vorliegen. Konkret handelt es sich um 100 Schuss Munition, 9mm Vollmantelgeschosse. Auf BR-Anfragen verwies das Bayerische Innenministerium in der Vergangenheit immer wieder auf das laufende Verfahren gegen den früheren Elitepolizisten Marko G. in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Wie die bayerische Munition nach Norddeutschland kam, blieb ungeklärt. Das Verfahren gegen Marko G. ist nun jedoch abgeschlossen. Der ehemalige SEK-Beamte wurde bereits im Dezember 2019 wegen illegalen Waffenbesitzes zu einem Jahr und neun Monaten Haft auf Bewährung verurteilt, das Urteil ist seit Mitte Februar rechtskräftig. (…) Bei dem SEK-Mann in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern fanden die Ermittler rund 55.000 Schuss Munition und etliche Waffen, darunter zum Beispiel eine illegale Kriegswaffe. Auch Munition aus Beständen anderer Landespolizeien wie Nordrhein-Westfalen, Sachsen und Thüringen, der Bundespolizei und des Zolls bunkerte der LKA-Beamte. Wie die Munition von verschiedenen Polizeidienststellen in mehreren Bundesländern nach Mecklenburg-Vorpommern kam, wurde bis heute nicht geklärt.

via br: Aufklärung gefordert: Polizei-Munition bei Rechtsextremen?

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A former North Miami Beach police officer has been arrested for entering the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection seeking to prevent Congress from certifying the presidential election results, according to records unsealed in federal court Sunday. Nicholes Lentz, 41, was arrested Friday and charged in a criminal complaint with entering a restricted building or grounds and disruptive and disorderly conduct on restricted grounds. An FBI affidavit in support of the arrest cites a video clip Lentz posted on Facebook live from inside the Capitol, in which he says: “America has spoken. You can not stop millions of people.” Lentz adds: “We’re not here to hurt any cops, of course. I love my boys in blue, but this is overwhelming for them. There’s no way they can hold us back.” The Miami Herald first reported Lentz’s involvement in the riot on Jan. 11. The FBI interviewed Lentz at his home in Boynton Beach on Friday, and Lentz admitted to being inside the Capitol building during the riot, according to court records. He told the FBI he “drove through the night from Florida to Washington, D.C., arriving in the early hours of Jan. 6” to attend a rally being held by former President Donald Trump. Lentz told FBI agents he entered the Capitol building through the front door and stayed on the ground floor, remaining there for about two hours. He denied committing any acts of physical violence and wasn’t charged with doing so. A former North Miami Beach police officer has been arrested for entering the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection seeking to prevent Congress from certifying the presidential election results, according to records unsealed in federal court Sunday. Nicholes Lentz, 41, was arrested Friday and charged in a criminal complaint with entering a restricted building or grounds and disruptive and disorderly conduct on restricted grounds. An FBI affidavit in support of the arrest cites a video clip Lentz posted on Facebook live from inside the Capitol, in which he says: “America has spoken. You can not stop millions of people.” Lentz adds: “We’re not here to hurt any cops, of course. I love my boys in blue, but this is overwhelming for them. There’s no way they can hold us back.” The Miami Herald first reported Lentz’s involvement in the riot on Jan. 11. The FBI interviewed Lentz at his home in Boynton Beach on Friday, and Lentz admitted to being inside the Capitol building during the riot, according to court records. He told the FBI he “drove through the night from Florida to Washington, D.C., arriving in the early hours of Jan. 6” to attend a rally being held by former President Donald Trump. Lentz told FBI agents he entered the Capitol building through the front door and stayed on the ground floor, remaining there for about two hours. He denied committing any acts of physical violence and wasn’t charged with doing so.

via miami herald: Former Florida cop went live on Facebook during the Capitol riot. Now he is charged

Thomas Webster turned himself in on charges that he assaulted a Washington police officer with a flagpole during the Jan. 6 attack on Congress. A retired New York police officer who once was part of the security detail at City Hall was charged on Tuesday with assaulting a police officer with a metal flagpole during the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The former officer, Thomas Webster, served in a New York Police Department unit that provided security for the mayor, Gracie Mansion and City Hall, according to a law enforcement official. He retired from the force in 2011. Mr. Webster, 54, a former Marine, surrendered to the F.B.I. on Monday and was charged with six counts relating to the attack on an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., and his participation in the violent attempt to stop Congress from certifying the presidential election results. A federal prosecutor said there were videos of Mr. Webster attacking the Washington officer, first with a metal flagpole that earlier had flown a Marine Corps flag, and then with his bare hands. According to court documents, after the officer wrestled the flagpole away from Mr. Webster, the former Marine tackled the officer, pinned him to the ground, straddled him and attempted to rip off his face shield and gas mask — an attack that left the officer unable to breathe.

via nytimes: Retired N.Y.P.D. Officer Who Guarded City Hall Charged in Capitol Riot