Overview

• One suspect has been arrested, while five others have been identified as investigators continue their work.
• The alleged offenses occurred between August 22 and September 15 across Düsseldorf, targeting discounters as well as a bank branch, two hotels, a kiosk, and another shop.
• Police say the perpetrators were masked, threatened staff with a knife, stole cash, and fled after each raid.
• The suspects are aged 15 to 17 and are accused of acting both alone and in varying group combinations.
• Detectives report that interrogations, searches, and analysis of surveillance footage and traces allowed them to link the nine robberies.