A news scout reports that a police officer with an assault rifle is on duty in the Zurichstrasse, Maihof area of the city of Lucerne. The police car was also parked across the street. In addition, motorists would be checked by the police at the entrance to the motorway at Kasernenplatz. According to an on-site inspection, at least one of the police officers is heavily armed. When asked by the Lucerne police, it was said that this operation was related to a “search measure”.
The situation was clarified by noon: “An automatic alarm center message was triggered regarding a possible burglary or robbery in a company,” says Urs Wigger, spokesman for the Lucerne police. As a result, a ring search was launched. Ultimately, however, it turned out that it had been a false alarm.
