Four boys aged 16 and 17 forcibly entered a vacant office building on Elberfelder Strasse in Hagen on the morning of 9 November 2026.[1][2] According to Hagen police, the group consumed cannabis inside the empty office space after breaking in.[1] Officers found the four inside the vacant office in the morning after noticing a strong smell of cannabis in the building.[3][4]
When questioned by officers, one of the youths said he was completely intoxicated, using the German words komplett benebelt.[3][2] Police described the group as uncooperative and said its members were at times verbally aggressive toward officers.[3][2] Officers searching the group found cannabis and a knife on one of those involved.[3][2]
Officers seized both the cannabis and the knife at the scene and informed the 16-year-old’s mother about the incident.[3][4] Police then released all four boys after dealing with them at the scene.[3][2] All four now face an investigation for trespass, meaning Hausfriedensbruch under German law.[3][2] The 16-year-old additionally faces investigation for possessing more than the permitted 30 grams of cannabis outside the home.[3][4]
