Two men rob petrol station in Recklinghausen
Two unknown men threatened staff at a petrol station in Recklinghausen with a weapon and a knife before fleeing with cash and cigarettes.
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Two unknown men threatened staff at a petrol station in Recklinghausen with a weapon and a knife before fleeing with cash and cigarettes.
Two men suffered stab and cut injuries during an altercation at Cologne Cathedral square. A 22-year-old underwent emergency surgery and the suspect remained at large.
An unidentified man threatened a 37-year-old kiosk owner in Langenhagen with a knife, demanded cash and injured his hand.
A 33-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a 30-year-old man with a knife at Mönchengladbach central station. Federal police arrested him, and the knife was later recovered.
A man was seriously injured with the broken neck of a glass bottle in Bremen's Steintor district. The attacker then took the victim's mobile phone and fled.
An unidentified man held a knife in front of a 22-year-old supermarket employee in Bremen, demanded money and fled with a cash box.
A 25-year-old man suffered serious stab and cut injuries during an altercation at a bar in Eislingen. A 28-year-old is being investigated on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
A 21-year-old man allegedly threatened a 40-year-old man with a utility knife and demanded money in Hagen. Police provisionally detained him.
A man allegedly injured a fellow resident's arms with a knife after an argument at accommodation in Deggendorf. A detention warrant was executed against him.
Two people suffered stab injuries during an altercation between two groups at Frankfurt's Westhafenplatz.
Unknown offenders are reported to have broken into a prayer house in Mönchengladbach, threatened a priest with a knife and stolen cash and jewellery.
A masked man threatened a kiosk employee in Hundsmühlen with a knife and stole the day's takings. He fled on foot.
A man was seriously injured after an altercation in Freiburg, during which police say a knife was allegedly used.
At Bützow station, a man allegedly threatened three travellers while visibly holding a knife. Police provisionally detained him and seized the knife.
During an altercation in Güstrow, one man allegedly injured his opponent with a knife-like object. Both men received outpatient treatment.
A man is suspected of injuring an e-bike owner with a knife-like object and stealing the bicycle in Frankfurt am Main. Police detained a suspect shortly afterwards.
A 23-year-old man was allegedly robbed, beaten and injured with a knife by several people in Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt.
A man allegedly threatened several children and two adults in Pulheim and Frechen on 11 July. Police said he used a knife in one of the incidents, and the suspect is in pre-trial detention.
Following a dispute in Iserlohn, a 21-year-old allegedly announced that he would return with a knife. Police took him into custody.
A man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife in Gerlingen and announced that he would stab officers. He was arrested after police threatened to use a firearm.