Overview

• The robbery occurred on April 3, 2025, in Berlin-Charlottenburg, shortly after the victim withdrew €24,000 from a bank on Kantstraße.
• The perpetrators distracted the victim by pretending her car had a flat tire, then stole the cash from her vehicle.
• A plainclothes federal police officer attempted to intervene but was nearly struck by the suspects' blue VW getaway car, which had Hamburg license plates.
• The officer fired warning shots as the suspects fled toward Bahnhof Zoo, but they remain at large as of Thursday morning.
• Berlin Police have launched an investigation and are urging the public to provide any information about the suspects or the getaway vehicle.