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Employee Repels Oberhaching Gas Station Robbery With Broom

Authorities are appealing to Raiffeisenallee residents for tips after a 61-year-old employee drove off two masked robbers at the Avia station.

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Overview

  • Late Wednesday night, two masked men entered the Avia gas station on Raiffeisenstraße in Oberhaching and threatened staff with a knife.
  • One of the station’s 61-year-old employees grabbed a broom, startling the suspects and causing them to flee without taking any cash.
  • Police launched a large-scale manhunt involving about 20 patrol cars, a helicopter, a drone and canine units but did not locate the perpetrators.
  • Authorities described the suspects as German-speaking males around 20 years old, roughly 1.75 meters tall, dressed entirely in black with one wearing trousers featuring white side stripes.
  • Officials at Munich Police Headquarters’ Kommissariat 21 are appealing to Raiffeisenallee residents to report any observations that could aid the ongoing investigation.