They did not cover it up , that ' s just a lie that gets repeated here again and again . On Jan 1 , the police wrote online they had some minor problems with clearing the place but all was calm . On Jan 2 , after more and more people had gone to the police for reports , the police started an investigation . Local news and big nonlocal like RTL were reporting . After the weekend on Jan 4 , the police did a pressconference to inform about the growing extent of what happend on new years eve . All media were reporting from this day on . german source 01 k o e l n s i l v e s t e r s exuelleuebergrifferaubfaq <| sep |> I don ' t put up Holiday lights . I put up Christmas lights . <| sep |> I know Im super late to this , but am I wrong in thinking fog is trendy fast fashion by a no name designer who is only famous for quitting his last job ? It all kind of looks cheap but maybe thats just because of the pac sun affiliation