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Police Arrest Suspect After Attempted Petrol Station Robbery in Dirlewang

Investigators are assessing a possible link to the recent Mindelheim gas-station holdup.

Overview

  • Around 2:30 p.m., an armed man entered a Dirlewang petrol station, demanded cash, received none, and fled on foot before officers detained a suspect nearby.
  • Police have not determined whether the person arrested in Dirlewang is connected to the Mindelheim robbery a week earlier.
  • In the 6 November Mindelheim case, a masked man threatened a clerk with a weapon and escaped with a low four-figure sum.
  • The Mindelheim suspect was dressed entirely in black, wore a black hoodie with a larger yellowish back print and silver glasses, stood roughly 1.70–1.75 meters tall, and spoke fluent German.
  • Investigators continue searches and witness interviews, report no danger to the public, and ask anyone with tips to contact Kriminalpolizei Memmingen at 08331/100-0.