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Police Step Up Probes Across Germany as Rolex Robbers Reemerge and Hamburg Service Pistol Stays Missing

Police outline arrests and witness appeals alongside an unresolved Hamburg service‑weapon case.

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Overview

  • At Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, federal police arrested a wanted 40-year-old and seized more than 600 prescription pills hidden in shoe soles and a suitcase lining, launching cases for document fraud and drug offenses.
  • Munich detectives are investigating a late‑evening street robbery in which two motorcyclists ripped a high‑value watch from a 24‑year‑old driver at a red light, checking for ties to prior ‘Rolex‑raider’ cases and appealing for witnesses.
  • Hamburg police confirm the service weapon stolen from a plainclothes officer’s car on August 11 remains unaccounted for despite an SEK arrest, with internal review and ongoing inquiries continuing.
  • Police in Gerolzhofen seek witnesses to a fatal single‑vehicle crash near Kolitzheim, urgently asking a first aider in a red small car who secured the scene to come forward.
  • In Soest, three men used pepper spray to rob an iPhone seller at his door and fled in a car traced to the Unna district, prompting a public appeal for information.