Armed attack on discounter in Huchting - police are looking for witnesses!

Armed attack on discounter in Huchting - police are looking for witnesses!

In the Huchting district of Bremen, an attack was carried out on a discounter on Wednesday evening. Two masked men threatened both the cashier and an employee and demanded cash. According to the reports of Butnen The incident occurred while the two perpetrators tried not to pay the goods at the cash register. The employee, in a courageous attempt to de -escalate the situation, tried to take the men to the exit. But that shouldn't be enough.

Suddenly one of the perpetrators held a firearm in the back of the employee and asked for cash. In the meantime, the accomplice not only grabbed money, but also an additional cassette. In addition, the armed perpetrator threatened another employee and took the cell phones and the cashier. Shocked by the situation, the perpetrators finally fled with a dark car. The police are now asking for relevant information from witnesses who may be able to contribute to information.

raids and robbery in the trend

A look at the current crime statistics shows that such incidents are unfortunately not isolated. According to Statista , over 38,000 predatory offenses were registered in Germany in 2022, with the clearance rate of around 60 percent. In the same year, among other things, there were 1,060 handbag and 628 robberies on petrol stations. The increase in thefts and robberies since 2015 has been rated by many as an alarming sign that measures are urgently necessary to combat crime.

The situation in Huchting is a sobering memory of the fact that crime is not limited to big cities. In Bremen, too, citizens have to deal with the certainty that such attacks can happen. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that despite intensive police work and searches, the perpetrators can often not be caught, which shows current examples from other cities, as the robbery in Munich. There is also searching for suspects who did violence and gun violence and caused high material damage.

Overall, it can be hoped that the police in Bremen can quickly determine the perpetrators in order to restore security and trust in public life. The population is called to help with information in the investigation of the incident, because only together can be countered by the trend of crime.