Young guided robbery in Hanau: pepper spray and injured in raids!

On January 6, 2025, the police arrested a 15-year-old in Hanau. After a robbery, this step was taken to a 17-year-old who took place on the same evening. The 15-year-old is said to have first attacked the 17-year-old with pepper spray and then injured with a striking ring.

The robbery occurred on the market square, where the 15-year-old together with other young people "put pressure on the 17-year-old". The perpetrator stole headphones and a cell phone to the victim and then fled. The 15-year-old was located in a kiosk when arrested. The 17-year-old's cell phone, which the perpetrator had thrown away, was found near the crime scene. The 17-year-old had to be taken to a hospital with injuries on his face, including a laceration and a hematoma. The 15-year-old is now being investigated for robbery and dangerous bodily harm. Then the police handed over the 15-year-old to his parents.

youthful robberies in Hanau

The incidents in Hanau seem to be anything but individual cases. On December 25, 2023, several women in Hanau were also victims of robberies by young people. A group of four to six adolescents aged 16 to 20 attacked a 62-year-old woman in the freight station road by using pepper spray to overwhelm her while she was on the way from the main train station to the city center. The perpetrators stole a fabric bag and a backpack, the woman fell and suffered minor injuries.

Two hours later there was another attack on Kinzigstrasse. Here a 47-year-old woman was attacked by five young perpetrators who also used pepper spray. They managed to steal a nike pocket and tear out the wife's earrings, which also led to minor injuries. Already on Sunday evening before these raids, a woman from Bad Homburg in Jakob-Rullmann-Straße was attacked by a trio that also used pepper spray and stole her backpack. The criminal police in Hanau examines possible relationships between these raids and asks for information from witnesses on 06181 100-123.