Man detained after dispute with kitchen knife in Burgkunstadt
Following a dispute in an apartment building in Burgkunstadt, a man was holding a kitchen knife. Special police forces overpowered him, and police are investigating a threat allegation.
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Following a dispute in an apartment building in Burgkunstadt, a man was holding a kitchen knife. Special police forces overpowered him, and police are investigating a threat allegation.
A man threatened the driver of a radio taxi with a knife in Wuppertal and fled without paying. Police arrested a 19-year-old.
A man allegedly threatened passengers on a regional train at Straußfurt station with a knife-like object. Police provisionally detained him, and no passengers were injured.
A 28-year-old man suffered multiple stab wounds to his back during an altercation at Karlsruhe market square. Police seized scissors believed to have been used from an 18-year-old suspect.
Several unknown people allegedly used a knife to demand cash from a 36-year-old man at a Freiburg tram stop. He escaped without losing money and suffered a minor injury.
Two knife-carrying offenders allegedly tried to rob a petrol station in Hanover. The operator drove them away with a wooden slat, and both were later detained.
Two men allegedly tried to take a woman's wallet in Oberhausen and threatened her with a knife. She sustained head injuries.
A man is suspected of entering a neighbour's flat in Nuremberg and injuring him with a knife. Police detained the suspect after a search.
Following the theft of coffee from a shop in Hilbersdorf, one suspected offender threatened an employee with a knife. The two men fled with part of the stolen goods.
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a teenager with a small pocketknife on Hirschstraße in Ulm after the teenager demanded the return of money.
During a dispute at a vehicle workshop in Neu-Isenburg, a 38-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 40-year-old man in the arm with a knife.
A man held a knife toward police officers at a bus stop in Osnabrück. Officers subdued him and secured the knife; nobody was injured.
A teenager in Dormagen died from confirmed stab and cut injuries. Police and prosecutors say they are now certain it was a homicide.
A man suffered life-threatening injuries after being attacked with a pointed object in a Husum flat. A suspect has been remanded on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
A 26-year-old suspect is accused of injuring a 56-year-old man with a kitchen knife in Wilhelmshaven before taking cash and a payment card.
Three suspects robbed a 46-year-old man in Buxtehude after one of them held a knife to his stomach. The victim suffered a minor injury and received outpatient treatment.
A woman suffered multiple stab wounds after a dispute in an apartment in Berlin-Weißensee. A man was arrested.
Five to six men allegedly threatened a 39-year-old man in Frankfurt with knives and a realistic-looking firearm during an arranged bicycle purchase. The man fought back and the group fled.
A man allegedly threatened a customer with a switchblade at a supermarket in Rotenburg (Wümme). Police located him after a search.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened two supermarket employees in Münster with a knife and demanded cash. He fled on foot without any money.