Armed robbery at the petrol station in Hatzenbühl - police are looking for witnesses!

Armed robbery at the petrol station in Hatzenbühl - police are looking for witnesses!

on April 19, 2025, around 4:30 p.m., there was an attack on a petrol station in Kirchstrasse in Hatzenbühl, in the district of Germersheim. A masked perpetrator entered the petrol station and threatened the cashier with a pistol while he demanded the daily revenue. After the attack, the perpetrator fled on foot towards the town center. Despite an immediately initiated search by the police, it has so far been unsuccessful. The police appealed to possible witnesses to report. Information can be given by phone at 07271 92210 or by email to piwoerth@polizei.rlp.de

The framework conditions of the incident show how serious the current security situation is in certain regions. In recent years there have often been discussions about the security situation at petrol stations. So the Central Association of the petrol station industry that the number of raids in Germany in 2020 has decreased slightly with 587 Year 2019. These statistics show that the raid risk varies strongly regionally. While football raids in big cities such as Berlin have a significant increase, such incidents in rural areas are rather less common.

call for witness reports

The police initiated immediate search measures after the attack in Hatzenbühl, but have so far not delivered any results. Therefore, the population is urgently asked for with the help. Every little observation could be crucial to identify the perpetrator and prevent further raids.

The current events also make a lightly on the continued security concerns that many people employ in the Federal Republic. Despite the falling total number of petrol station robberies, a personal tragedy for those affected preceded each attack. Therefore, it remains important to be vigilant and to report such incidents immediately.