Father threatened with knife in Meckenheim
A 48-year-old allegedly threatened his 76-year-old father with a knife at a house in Meckenheim. The father reached safety, and a specialist police unit restrained the son.
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A 48-year-old allegedly threatened his 76-year-old father with a knife at a house in Meckenheim. The father reached safety, and a specialist police unit restrained the son.
Two masked men allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Fulda with a knife-like object. They fled without taking anything, and the woman was unharmed.
A 34-year-old suffered cuts during a confrontation near Mannheim central station. A 29-year-old allegedly used a knife and has been remanded in custody.
A 25-year-old was seriously injured in an altercation in Mainz. Investigators believe a 24-year-old may have injured his arm with a knife; the suspect was placed in pre-trial detention.
In Dortmund, a teenager allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old man several times with scissors after a dispute. The man sustained life-threatening injuries, and the arrested suspect was remanded in custody.
During a dispute over alleged debts in Munich, a 33-year-old allegedly threatened a 44-year-old while displaying a knife. Police arrested him and are investigating attempted extortion involving a threat of force.
In Uetersen, a man threatened a petrol station employee with a knife and demanded money. After the employee escaped, he took cash from the till and fled on an e-scooter.
On 11 October in Rüsselsheim, an unknown man injured a 22-year-old man's hand with a knife and stole his phone. The initial search was unsuccessful.
During an attack on two men in Friesoythe, a 32-year-old suffered a serious stab wound from an unidentified object. Police identified suspects.
After an argument outside a snack bar in Berlin-Wedding, a man allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old worker in the buttock. The injured worker was admitted to hospital, and the group fled.
A man was seriously injured by a knife stab on Sunday morning on Palmaille in Hamburg-Altona. Police mounted a large response, and the attacker had apparently fled.
A 38-year-old man displayed a knife during a dispute outside a bar in Augsburg. He later resisted arrest, and two police officers sustained minor injuries.
Outside a supermarket in Kamp-Lintfort, a man held a knife toward a 19-year-old and demanded a cigarette. He received nothing and fled.
During half-time at a football match, an unknown man allegedly threatened a 25-year-old man with a knife in a changing room in Hagen. Police are investigating.
An unknown man seriously injured a 27-year-old with a knife outside a shop in Herrenberg and fled. Police are seeking witnesses.
A teenager allegedly seriously injured two women with a knife in Bielefeld. He fled with a female companion, and police are seeking them both.
Two masked men threatened a woman with a knife in Halle’s Paulusviertel and demanded her wallet. She handed it over, and the men fled.
During a meeting between two groups in Berlin-Neu-Hohenschönhausen, an unidentified man allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old man repeatedly. He underwent emergency surgery; a teenage girl suffered eye irritation from pepper spray.
In Erkrath, a young man threatened a teenager with a knife on a footpath and demanded his jacket. The teenager handed it over, and the robber escaped.
A 34-year-old man was injured with a knife during a dispute in Dischingen. Police are investigating three suspects who fled.