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28-Year-Old Arrested After Veitsbronn Petrol Station Robbery Following Helicopter Manhunt

Investigators now probe a possible link to an earlier Fürth holdup.

Overview

  • Police stopped a white car in Nuremberg around noon and took the driver, a 28-year-old man, into provisional custody, securing evidence tied to the Veitsbronn robbery.
  • The Veitsbronn holdup occurred shortly before 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, about a day after a similar robbery at a petrol station on Erlanger Straße in Fürth.
  • Authorities report the perpetrator used a weapon in both incidents that was not a firearm, with further details withheld for investigative reasons.
  • A coordinated search led by Polizeiinspektion Zirndorf and the police operations center included a helicopter, and traffic police spotted the suspect vehicle in Nuremberg.
  • The Kriminaldauerdienst has handed the case to the Fürth criminal police’s specialist unit, which is examining whether both robberies were carried out by the same person.