The Saxon police are preparing for New Year's Eve with more forces than usual for the typical celebrations and associated crimes. The Leipzig police department is planning the largest deployment.
In the trade fair city, the main areas of deployment will be in the city center, in the east around Eisenbahnstraße and in the south with the Connewitzer Kreuz, said spokesman Olaf Hoppe. This time, special attention is also being paid to Borna in the district of Leipzig. Pyrotechnics were fired at police officers there at the turn of the year last year.
In Leipzig, there will also be some traffic restrictions in the south, the city announced on Thursday. The access roads to Connewitzer Kreuz will be closed. Streetcars will run there according to a special timetable.
The Dresden police department is also planning its own New Year's Eve operation. Additional forces and riot police are planned in the state capital, said spokesman Marko Laske. "Basically, however, we are assuming a peaceful and party-oriented New Year's Eve." Experience from previous years shows that New Year's Eve in Dresden tends to be quiet.
