Dortmund · NW
Man robs two children with knife in Dortmund
A man allegedly threatened two children with a knife at a playground on Zimmerstraße/Priorstraße in Dortmund and robbed one of them. He grabbed the child's shoulder bag, searched it and took money from a wallet. When passers-by noticed the incident, he fled with the proceeds. Police later identified a suspect using video surveillance footage and arrested him. The knife was secured, while the investigation and review of detention grounds continue.
Source: dortmund.polizei.nrw
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- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Category
- Robbery and extortion
- Injury information
- Not stated
- Confirmed injured persons
- Not separately confirmed
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