Man detained after knife threat in Hanover
After an argument at Raschplatz, a man threatened a passer-by with a knife and made stabbing motions. Police detained him shortly afterwards.
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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
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Man arrested after knife threats in Paderborn
A 26-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a witness and then police officers with a knife after a break-in in Paderborn. He was provisionally arrested after fleeing.
- Robbery and extortion
Man uses knife to extort cash in Falkensee
A man allegedly demanded cash while displaying a knife at a grocery store in Falkensee. He fled after receiving the money, and the initial search was unsuccessful.
- Knife attacks
Employee injured with scissors at Erfurt hair salon
An employee suffered a cut from scissors during a scuffle at a hair salon in Erfurt. Police are investigating a former employee.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in knife attack in Hamburg
A man was seriously injured with a knife during an altercation in an apartment in Hamburg-Neuallermöhe. The suspected attacker later turned himself in to police.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in knife stabbing during dispute in Stade-Bützfleth
A man was injured in a knife stabbing during a dispute at the entrance to a supermarket in Stade-Bützfleth. The suspected attacker was provisionally detained.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robs clothing store in Detmold with knife
An unidentified man threatened two employees at a clothing store in Detmold with a knife and pepper spray. He took cash from the till and fled.
- Knife attacks
Man in Neubrandenburg reportedly injured with knife during altercation
A 33-year-old man suffered cuts during an altercation in Neubrandenburg that police said were reportedly inflicted with a knife.
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Man dies after knife injury in Wriezen
In Wriezen, a minor suspect is alleged to have injured his 46-year-old father with a knife during an altercation. The man later died in hospital, and the suspect was arrested.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded in custody after knife attack in Hirschberg
A 63-year-old man is alleged to have injured his 51-year-old flatmate with a kitchen knife after an argument in Hirschberg. He was remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Stab wound after argument at Ingolstadt shelter
A resident of a homeless shelter in Ingolstadt suffered a life-threatening stab wound after an argument. His roommate is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of attempted homicide.
- Robbery and extortion
Children and teenagers threaten employee with knife at Lüneburg drugstore
Following shoplifting at a drugstore in Lüneburg, a child allegedly threatened an employee with a folding knife and an airsoft gun.
- Knife attacks
39-year-old man injured with knife in Dortmund
Several men allegedly attacked a 39-year-old man in a Dortmund square and inflicted stab wounds to his arm.
- Knife attacks
Young man slightly injured by knife stabs in Kassel
A 19-year-old man was slightly injured by two knife stabs during an altercation in Kassel. Two suspects were subsequently located.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens wheelchair user with knife during Baden-Baden robbery
A man is alleged to have threatened a wheelchair user with a knife and snatched his bag in a Baden-Baden car park.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured by stab wounds in Kaiserslautern
A 31-year-old man suffered stab wounds in central Kaiserslautern and was taken to hospital. A female suspect was arrested.
- Robbery and extortion
Minor robbed with knife-like object in Blankenfelde-Mahlow
Several unknown men allegedly forced a minor in Blankenfelde-Mahlow to hand over valuables while holding a knife-like object.
- Robbery and extortion
Four minors located after armed supermarket robbery in Mechernich
During a robbery at a supermarket in Mechernich, offenders threatened a cashier with a knife and took cash.
- Knife attacks
Woman dies after stab wound in Gelsenkirchen
A 24-year-old woman died after suffering a stab wound outside an apartment building in Gelsenkirchen-Buer. A 27-year-old suspect was provisionally detained.
- Robbery and extortion
Minor detained after knife robbery in Bad Salzuflen
A minor is suspected of threatening a woman with a knife and robbing her of cash in Bad Salzuflen. Police provisionally detained him after a search.