Paderborn · NW

Man threatens employees with knife after theft in Paderborn

Two men are suspected of stealing goods from a grocery store on Husener Straße in Paderborn on Saturday afternoon. When employees held one of the men during his escape, he is alleged to have pulled a knife from his sock and threatened two staff members with it. Both suspects initially fled but were temporarily detained by police shortly afterwards. The 31-year-old man is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of robbery-related theft involving a knife. The second suspect was released after his identity was established and faces criminal proceedings.

Source: paderborn.polizei.nrw

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