Police were forced to intervene on numerous occasions on Friday evening.

Shortly after 2am, the emergency services received reports of a man who appeared to have been cut or slashed. The man had already walked home at that point.

The police report that the victim returned home after being stabbed during an altercation in a bar in Pétange.

The assailant was found and arrested by the police, who stated that the individual immediately confessed. The knife used was also found.

The public prosecutor's office was informed of the case and ordered the arrest of the assailant. He will be presented to an examining magistrate on Saturday.

Mugging in Luxembourg City

Two unknown individuals approached a couple while they were on their way to their car on Place du Théâtre. The culprits first asked for a lighter, before one of them suddenly started dancing, seemingly as diversion as the second individual then ripped the man's necklace off before both assailants fled the scene.

A few hours later, a witness contacted the police, stating that they had seen one of the culprits. Officers were indeed able to localise the suspect at the municipal swimming pool. The individual was arrested on the orders of the public prosecutor's office and will now have to answer to an examining magistrate.

Drunk driving

Shortly after 4am, a police patrol noticed a vehicle that was driving very slowly across the pavement in route de Trèves. After the patrol had pulled over the car, the officers noticed a strong smell of alcohol and asked the driver to take a breathalyser test. The test came back positive, resulting in the driver losing their licence on the spot.

Prior to this incident, police noticed a woman staggering towards her car that was parked at a petrol station in Esch-sur-Alzette. The officers stopped the car when the woman unsuccessfully tried to back out of her parking space.

A subsequent alcohol test confirmed that she was intoxicated. The legal maximum was surpassed by more than double, and the officers confiscated her driving licence immediately.