Robbery in Mannheim: suspicious with pepper spray escaped!

Robbery in Mannheim: suspicious with pepper spray escaped!

On Tuesday evening there was a predatory theft in Mannheim-Käfertal, in which a 28-year-old man became the victim of a brutal assault. The injured party had offered a high-quality gold chain via an online sales portal and agreed a meeting with a prospective buyer at a petrol station in the Alte Postweg, which took place at 11:30 p.m. In this context, the man put the chain on the bonnet of his vehicle to show them more closely to the potential buyer, reports the Speyer Kurier .

During the presentation of the chain, the unknown perpetrator took her in hand and put his phone on a conversation in a foreign language. Shortly after the phone call, the perpetrator sprayed pepper spray in the face to the seller and then fled into an approaching car. The escape vehicle, a black limousine, probably an Audi A6, raced away at high speed towards Sudetenstrasse. The number plates of the car on the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg (DI) is registered.

description of the perpetrator and call for help

The perpetrator was described as a male, about 25 to 28 years old, with a size between 175 and 180 cm and a slim stature. He had dark hair and a three -day beard and looked Arabic or Balkan. The police are now asking witnesses to report relevant information on 0621/174-4444.

The increasing number of cases in predatory attacks and thefts make the police alerted, especially in the context of current police crime statistics (PKS) 2023. According to BKA In 2023, the highest number has increased in 2023. also attributed to increased mobility after the cancellation of COVID-19 restrictions and economic loads by inflation.

The increase in 10.7 % in the event of theft is particularly alarming, and 214,099 cases of violent crime have been recorded - the highest level since 2007. Such incidents such as predatory theft in Mannheim, clarify the urgent need to increase preventive measures in the area of ​​crime control.

The statistics also show that 34.4 % of the suspects are non -German citizens, which means 13.5 % increase compared to the previous year. This data raises questions that challenge both society and politics to find effective solutions.