Man threatens police officers with utility knife in Bremen
A 21-year-old is alleged to have threatened police officers with a utility knife near Bremen's main railway station. He was arrested and nobody was injured.
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A 21-year-old is alleged to have threatened police officers with a utility knife near Bremen's main railway station. He was arrested and nobody was injured.
Knives were reportedly used during an altercation involving several people in Waiblingen. Three suspected participants were detained.
A man is alleged to have threatened his former partner with an axe during a separation dispute in Straßkirchen.
During an identity check in Crailsheim, a man drew a knife and moved toward two police officers. He was injured by police gunfire and taken to hospital.
A 27-year-old man died from stab injuries after an altercation in Calden. Another man was seriously injured but is not believed to be in life-threatening condition.
A 41-year-old man was allegedly injured with a pointed object during a dispute in Laichingen. Police are searching for two unidentified men.
During an altercation in Bremen's Gröpelingen district, one teenager injured two others with a utility knife. Three people involved were injured in total.
An unknown man threatened employees of a beverage store in Weißenfels with a knife and demanded cash.
Following a dispute at a butcher's shop in Gera, an employee threatened his colleague with a knife.
After a reciprocating saw was stolen from a garage in Kierspe, a man allegedly threatened a witness with a knife. The suspect fled into nearby woodland.
An unknown man allegedly threatened an e-scooter rider with a knife and demanded his wallet in Herne. The rider was not injured.
A 35-year-old man allegedly threatened two security employees with a utility knife at Zuffenhausen station. Police seized the knife and opened an investigation.
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a 59-year-old woman with a knife while she was opening her front door in Hamburg-Billstedt and stole her handbag and jewellery. She was not injured.
An unidentified man is alleged to have repeatedly attacked a 58-year-old woman with a stabbing weapon at Viehofer Platz in Essen. She sustained stab and cut injuries, while the suspect fled.
A 31-year-old man was lightly injured with a knife during an altercation in Eisenach, police said.
Following a dispute on Dorotheenstraße in Düsseldorf, a 45-year-old man was seriously injured in a knife attack. The unknown suspect fled and police are searching for him.
Two teenagers reportedly suffered cuts from a machete during an altercation in Volkspark Mariendorf.
After a dispute in Berlin, a man approached a driver holding a utility knife with its blade extended. Police arrested him and seized the knife.
Following an argument outside a snack bar in Emmerich, a man is alleged to have stabbed another man several times with a knife. The victim suffered serious injuries but is not in danger of death, police said.
An 18-year-old was attacked and injured with a knife in a flat in Hanover-Bothfeld. The suspect fled, and police are investigating attempted homicide.