Man with knife triggers police operation in Kronau
A man continued to hold a knife during a police operation in Kronau. A police officer was slightly injured during his arrest.
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Knife attacks in Germany on the map
The map of Germany locates published knife attacks, knife threats, and robbery or extortion cases involving a knife. Each point represents one documented case; locations remain limited to an approximate area to protect the people affected.
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- Knife threat
- Knife threat
Flatmate threatened with knife in Dettelbach
A 23-year-old is alleged to have threatened a flatmate with a knife following a dispute in Dettelbach. Police arrested him.
- Robbery/extortion
Employee threatened with knife at Hamburg petrol station
A minor is suspected of threatening a petrol station employee with a knife and stealing cash in Hamburg-Billstedt on 8 March.
- Knife attack
Man injured in knife attack at Hainburg supermarket
A 32-year-old man was attacked with a knife and injured during an altercation at a supermarket in Hainburg. A 38-year-old suspect later turned himself in to police.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenage boy threatened with knife during robbery in Dreieich
Three suspects allegedly threatened a teenage boy with a knife and took his wallet in a park in Dreieich.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in Wesel attack involving a knife
Two men allegedly attacked a 29-year-old man in Wesel. Police said one of them tried to attack him with a knife, and the victim was seriously injured.
- Knife attack
18-year-old injured with knife in Hagen
An unidentified man injured an 18-year-old with a knife in Hagen. Police are looking for three men.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed robbery at petrol station in Diepholz
A masked man threatened a petrol-station cashier in Diepholz with a knife on Friday evening, demanded money and fled on foot.
- Knife attack
Two teenagers injured in knife attack in Wilhelmshaven
Two teenagers were injured with a knife during an altercation involving minors in Wilhelmshaven. Both received hospital treatment.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robbed with knife in Bergisch Gladbach
A man was allegedly threatened with a knife and robbed of 50 euros in Bergisch Gladbach. The attacker fled with four companions.
- Robbery/extortion
Man allegedly made stabbing motions with knife at Wuppertal supermarket
A man allegedly made stabbing motions with a knife toward two people after a suspected theft at a Wuppertal supermarket. Nobody was injured, and police provisionally detained him.
- Knife threat
Man threatens resident and police officers with knife in Schönebeck
A man allegedly threatened a resident and later police officers with a knife at an apartment building in Schönebeck. The suspect died in hospital after police fired their weapons.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed robbery at petrol station in Mainz
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Mainz with a knife and stole cash. The offender fled.
- Knife threat
Resident threatens security staff with kitchen knife in Aschheim
A resident of an asylum-seeker accommodation facility in Aschheim threatened security staff. A kitchen knife was seized.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted robbery with a knife in Bielefeld
In Bielefeld, five men allegedly tried to force two men to hand over their phones using a knife.
- Knife attack
Man critically injured in knife attack in Kellinghusen
A man was critically injured in the upper body with a knife during an altercation in Kellinghusen. The suspect was arrested shortly after the attack.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed robbery in Norden
A man allegedly demanded cash while displaying a knife and an apparent firearm at a discount store in Norden. He fled with the proceeds.
- Robbery/extortion
Supermarket robbery in Kürten involving knife-like object
A perpetrator allegedly stole cash from a safe in a Kürten supermarket while holding a knife-like object. An employee stepped back and the man fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatens petrol station employee with knife in Friedberg
An unidentified man threatened a petrol station employee in Friedberg with a knife and stole several hundred euros.
- Robbery/extortion
Senior woman threatened with knife during robbery in Münster
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a senior woman with a knife in her home in Münster and stolen cash. The woman sustained minor injuries.