21 January 07.49, Summary of the night, Östergötland County

The police's regional command center has handled between 22.00-07.00 a number of 70 cases related to Östergötland's county.

A man was apprehended after a house search
Around 23:00, the police begin a house search at an address in central Linköping. In connection with this, suspicions arise of several crimes against the tenant of the apartment. The man, who is in his mid-30s, is arrested on suspicion of preparation for general destructive damage and narcotics offenses. He has later been apprehended by the prosecutor. 

A shoplifter smashed display windows with a well lid
03:31, a break-in alarm goes off in a store in a shopping center in central Norrköping. This comes to the police's knowledge after a security guard on the spot was kicked by the perpetrator, who then left on an electric scooter. When the police arrive, it looks like the perpetrator used a well lid to smash one of the display windows in the store. Inside the premises, goods are scattered. After the incident, the police have searched extensively throughout the city for a perpetrator, but no one who can be considered a suspect has been found. The police are on the scene in the morning to carry out a crime scene investigation in the store, which has also been cordoned off. What the perpetrator may have taken in connection with the incident is currently unclear. The incident is classified as robbery. 

Aside from this, the police have handled a large number of cases related to mental health, among other things. They have also made many routine checks on their own initiative or after reports from the public.