Police arrested a man with a knife, handcuffs, tape, and a prop gun outside the Swedish Royal Family's residence on Wednesday.
Fox News reported that the man was arrested outside of the official residence of Crown Princess Victoria, her husband Prince Daniel, and their two children, Princess Estelle, and Prince Oscar.
The man was first spotted by castle guards early in the evening who then reported the suspicious man to the Swedish police.
Per Fahlström, a spokesperson for Stockholm Police issued a statement on the arrest saying, "It is a man who has been in the area and behaved strangely and who was then checked. A knife was found."
That statement is frustratingly lacking any details and for many, it appears that police are being deliberately short with information about what appears to be a highly concerning situation.
Violence and rising crime are serious concerns in Sweden which has become increasingly unstable and beset by gang violence.
Over the past decade, Sweden has gone from an idyllic and quiet northern European country to an increasingly violent and unsafe country. Things are becoming so bad that even the Royal Family is being affected by suspicious characters carrying weapons.
The Guardian reported that since 2013, fatal shootings in the country have more than doubled, and drug and gun crimes have steadily increased since the beginning of the 2000s.
Fatal shootings are steadily rising despite Sweden's robust gun control laws which are often cited by American leftists as evidence that gun control prevents crime. The opposite is true as Sweden is learning that criminals have nothing to fear from disarmed citizens.
Sweden's largest cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Uppsala have all been beset by rising crime largely due to a massive influx of migrants who have created ethnic enclaves creating social unrest and disruption.
The Royal Family's residence is located in Stockholm which has been particularly hard hit by the rise in crime. The Royal Family may have to invest in increased security as the situation continues to deteriorate.
Sweden has some of the most lax asylum systems in Europe which has led to many immigrants coming to Sweden to take advantage of the Scandinavian country's extensive social safety nets.
This massive amount of immigration has been aided by leftist political groups that have allowed thousands of immigrants into the country with little to no vetting and little to no restrictions. This has led to ghettos forming in Sweden's cities and the emergence of no-go zones for police.
Those no-go zones have been the subject of much political misinformation as leftist politicians have outright denied their existence despite extensive evidence.
While it remains to be seen if the man arrested outside of the Royal Family's residences was targeting the family, this incident has cast the spotlight on Sweden's rising crime and social dysfunction that should serve as a warning to other western countries.
