"the timely intervention of the police prevented something worse happening" in German The timely intervention of the police prevented something worse happening. Das rechtzeitige Eingreifen der Polizei verhinderte Schlimmeres. Detailed translations for "the timely intervention of the police prevented something worse happening" The timely intervention of the police prevented something worse happening. The timely intervention of the police prevented something worse happening. Das rechtzeitige Eingreifen der Polizei verhinderte Schlimmeres.