Bottrop · NW
Man remanded in custody after attempted knife robbery in Bottrop
A man allegedly attempted to rob an optician's shop in Bottrop on 24 December. He entered the shop on Poststraße in the morning, displayed a knife and demanded cash. Two employees refused, ran into an office and alerted police. The man left the shop without any money. Police arrested a suspect nearby and found a knife on him. At the request of prosecutors, a court ordered pre-trial detention for the 52-year-old.
Source: recklinghausen.polizei.nrw
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- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Category
- Robbery and extortion
- Injury information
- Not stated
- Confirmed injured persons
- Not separately confirmed
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