Shoplifter holds kitchen knife toward employees in Bad Soden
A shoplifter held a kitchen knife toward employees who followed him at a discount store in Bad Soden.
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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
- Robbery/extortion
Three suspects sought after armed kiosk robbery in Cologne
Two masked men are suspected of threatening a kiosk employee in Cologne with a machete and demanding money. A third man is said to have waited outside.
- Knife attack
Man reaches for knife during traffic stop in Glowe
During a traffic stop in Glowe, a 41-year-old man reached for a folding knife. Police officers fended off the attack.
- Knife threat
Witness threatened with knife in Oldenburg park
Following an altercation involving a child in Eversten Holz, a youth allegedly threatened a witness who had intervened with a knife.
- Knife threat
Girl threatened with folding knife in Velbert
A man is alleged to have threatened a girl with a folding knife near a playground in Velbert. He escaped.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Dresden
Two unidentified people threatened a man with a knife in Dresden-Gorbitz and took his bag. The victim was uninjured.
- Knife attack
Neighbour injured with knife during dispute in Oberstaufen
A 30-year-old man allegedly injured his 26-year-old neighbour on the chin with a knife after a dispute in Oberstaufen. The suspect was arrested.
- Knife attack
Knives recovered after attack on several people in Bielefeld
At least five people were injured in an attempted killing in Bielefeld. Police reported recovering knives and continued searching for the suspect, who fled.
- Knife attack
Two men injured in confrontation in Munich
Two men were injured with a stabbing instrument during a confrontation in Munich. Two unknown men fled.
- Knife attack
Two men hospitalised after stabbing injuries in Cologne warehouse
Following a dispute at a beverage wholesaler in Cologne, three men are suspected of attacking three colleagues with a pointed object. Two men sustained stabbing injuries and were taken to hospital.
- Knife attack
Woman seriously injured in alleged knife attack in Biberach
A woman was seriously injured with a knife after a dispute in a park in Biberach. The suspect was later arrested.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife in Freiburg robbery
Three unknown suspects allegedly held a 29-year-old man, threatened him with a knife and forced him to hand over cash in Freiburg. He was not injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Pre-trial detention after alleged knife extortion in Kempten
A 22-year-old is alleged to have threatened an 18-year-old with a knife during an alleged drug deal that escalated in Kempten and forced him to hand over 5,000 euros. Pre-trial detention was ordered.
- Knife attack
Man critically injured in stabbing attack in Kerpen
Following an argument at Kerpen Local Court, an unidentified man allegedly injured a 42-year-old man with a pointed object. The victim required emergency surgery and the suspect fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Minor threatened with knife in Hamburg-Harburg
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a minor with a knife at a cemetery in Hamburg-Harburg and demanded his bag. Shortly afterwards, a woman was forced out of her car at a nearby intersection.
- Knife attack
Woman threatens two men with knife in Wiesbaden
A woman allegedly threatened two men with a knife and made stabbing motions towards them in Reisinger Anlagen in Wiesbaden. Nobody was injured, and police arrested the woman.
- Robbery/extortion
Cashier threatened with knife and robbed in Dresden
A man is alleged to have threatened a cashier with a knife in Dresden-Pieschen, taken cash and left the shop.
- Knife attack
Teenager injured in attack in Bodelshausen
An unidentified man allegedly attacked and superficially injured a teenage girl with a pointed object while she was jogging in Bodelshausen. He fled, and the police search has so far been unsuccessful.
- Knife attack
At least four people injured with knife and spear-like object in Bielefeld
A suspect is alleged to have attacked and seriously injured at least four people in Bielefeld with a knife and a spear-like object. He was remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Knife threat
Man threatened with knife in Kirchheim unter Teck
A man is alleged to have threatened a 39-year-old man with a knife in Kirchheim unter Teck. Other people threw drink cans at the victim, who was not injured.