http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35348949
What happened to all those 31 men who were arrested for sexual assaults?
QuoteCologne police are now investigating 21 people over the attacks - almost all for non-sexual offences.
Eight are in detention awaiting trial, public prosecutor Ulrich Bremer said. Most are accused of theft.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35298224
QuoteI watched officers surround a scruffily dressed, unshaven man and, unimpressed by the passport he showed them, sternly usher him into a police car.
Police haven't yet charged anyone over the hundreds of reported robberies and sexual assaults in the city.
The state prosecutor says they now have 12 suspects, five of whom are in custody. They describe the suspects as being of North African descent.
In the past few days, officers have been more specific, saying that many of the men are of Algerian or Moroccan descent.
One senior officer told me they're relying on mobile phone footage taken that night to identify the perpetrators.
But Ralf Jaeger, the interior minister for the region, has gone further, saying the perpetrators are "almost exclusively" migrants. Mr Jaeger added that there are likely to have been asylum seekers among their number.He and the police seem to be basing their conclusions on footage from the night and statements given by victims.
Is German far-right rise an echo of the past?
One young woman told me she was surrounded and then assaulted by a group of 20 or 30 men who looked "Arabic". They appeared to be in their thirties and forties, she said. She didn't understand the language they spoke.
All of this is fuel to the fire for those who believe Chancellor Angela Merkel's open door refugee policy has not only failed but that its putting German citizens at risk.
According to official government estimates, 1.1 million people arrived here last year seeking asylum.
A comment from the article above: QuoteEvery single one of them armed to the teeth and headed for the UK according to the Mail. 76 ups
Wow, on that same page it says Sarah Palin's backing Trump in the upcoming fracas! I wonder if he really wants her support? Or is she still the darlin' of the GOP?