Robbery in Bonn: Perpetrators on the run - witnesses urgently wanted!

Robbery in Bonn: Perpetrators on the run - witnesses urgently wanted!

on Tuesday evening, January 7, 2025, a robbery occurred in Bonn's Südstadt, which keeps the police busy. At around 4:45 p.m., a 50-year-old woman stayed on Argelanderstrasse when an unknown perpetrator suddenly snatched her handbag. Although the woman initially tried to defend herself, she had to let go of the attacker's superiority. The perpetrator fled towards Poppelsdorfer Allee and then turned left before the police were alerted.

The description of the perpetrator is as follows: the man is between 40 and 50 years old and has a size of around 1.70 to 1.80 meters. He has dark hair and a darker complexion. At the time of the robbery, he wore a dark jacket with a hood and a black hat. The criminal police immediately started investigations and is looking for witnesses who can provide information on the incident. Interested parties can contact the criminal commissioner 13 on 0228 15-0 or by email to kk13.bonn@polizei.nrw.de.

search after further raids

In the past few months, Bonn has not been spared criminal attacks. Another incident also occurred in the city when a perpetrator attacked a jewelry shop on Poststrasse around 10:30 a.m. on the same day. The attacker did his deed with a suspected firearm and asked the employees to issue cash. He also smashed an display and took several pieces of jewelry before he fled the main access path towards Cassius bastion.

The perpetrator is described as about 30 years old and 1.70 meters tall. He had a neglected look with dark hair and light skin. Sunglasses with a white edge and a dark shoulder bag were striking. The police have also initiated a search here, which has so far been unsuccessful. In this case, the investigators of the criminal commissioner 13 also ask for information on the same telephone number and email address as in the previous attack.

crime statistics in the Rhein-Sieg district

The incidents also make a lightly on the current security situation in the Rhein-Sieg district. In the crime statistics for 2022, a total of seven robberies were recorded in apartments, with a clearance rate of 85.714%. In 2021 there were 13 robberies, whereupon the clearance rate was only 62%. Of the 11 suspects of 2022, there were 10 men and one woman, with 36% of the suspects of non-German origin.

The high number of robberies in Bonn and the surrounding area leads to worries among the population. The police appealed to the citizens of being vigilant and reporting suspicious activities immediately. The information from the citizens could be crucial for the clarification of the acts that burden the community.