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Knife-Wielding Robber Hits Rüsselsheim Aral Station, Police Hunt Ongoing

Police are appealing for witnesses using a detailed suspect description.

Overview

  • Late Wednesday at about 21:25, a masked man threatened two employees with a knife at the Aral station on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße in Rüsselsheim.
  • He took cash from the register and fled on foot, and no arrest has been reported.
  • Südhessen police launched a night-time search that has not yet located the suspect.
  • Investigators describe the man as roughly 20–25 years old and about 1.85 meters tall, wearing a black jacket with red lining, blue jeans, trainers, and black gloves, carrying a black Puma backpack, and speaking German without an accent.
  • Witnesses are asked to contact Kriminalpolizei Rüsselsheim at 061426960, and police have not disclosed the amount stolen.