Attempted extortion in Erkenbrechtsweiler
A group of youths allegedly blocked a child's path in Erkenbrechtsweiler and demanded money. The group backed away after the child showed a pocketknife.
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A group of youths allegedly blocked a child's path in Erkenbrechtsweiler and demanded money. The group backed away after the child showed a pocketknife.
A man threatened staff with a knife at an arcade in Wuppertal-Barmen and took cash.
During an altercation at a bar in Bad Pyrmont, a 23-year-old man injured three men with a knife. The victims sustained minor injuries and the suspect was arrested.
During an altercation at a workers' accommodation in Munich, a 41-year-old man suffered cuts to his hand after a 39-year-old man allegedly attacked him with a knife.
A 27-year-old man died from a stab injury following an altercation in a Lüneburg apartment. Police provisionally detained two men believed to have been involved.
A 24-year-old man allegedly threatened his mother with a knife during an altercation in a Würzburg apartment. The woman was not injured.
Two suspects allegedly robbed a 74-year-old man of cash at knifepoint in Dortmund-Barop. Following further investigations, police arrested the second suspect and both men are in pre-trial detention.
A 28-year-old man allegedly took cash from a Leipzig snack bar on 29 January while displaying a pointed instrument and struck one person there. He was remanded in pre-trial detention.
Two young men are alleged to have threatened a kiosk employee in Obertshausen with knives and taken cash from the register. Both were arrested and remanded in custody.
Two men are alleged to have threatened a 26-year-old man in Passau with a knife and a weapon while demanding cash. The man was slightly injured during a struggle.
A 38-year-old man allegedly attacked and struck a 56-year-old man in an apartment in Friedrichshafen and threatened him with a knife.
Following an altercation in Plauen, an unknown man threatened an 18-year-old with a knife. Three men were injured.
A 31-year-old man is suspected of critically injuring an employee of a snack bar in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel with a knife. A remand order has been issued.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a 52-year-old restaurateur with a knife at a Stuttgart snack bar and demanded the cash register. He fled when police were about to be called.
Following an altercation involving several people in Munich, two men received outpatient treatment for minor cutting injuries. A knife was reportedly involved.
Two perpetrators allegedly threatened two youths with a pistol in Recklinghausen and stole cash and a smartphone. They were also carrying a knife, a Taser and a telescopic baton.
An unidentified man is alleged to have robbed an 18-year-old of his phone outside Neuss central station while displaying a knife. The initial search was unsuccessful.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened passengers with a knife and punched a man in the face at Kaltenkirchen station.
A man was injured with a knife during a dispute at a municipal accommodation facility in Eschweiler. He was taken to hospital with minor cut wounds.
An 18-year-old allegedly threatened three employees with the blade of a multitool after a suspected theft and narrowly missed one of them.