Overview

• Police detained suspects aged 27 and 21 in Hannover and Nienburg in connection with multiple petrol-station hold-ups.
• The 21-year-old has been placed in pre-trial detention, according to police.
• A warrant for the 27-year-old was issued and reported as außer Vollzug gesetzt, indicating it is not currently being enforced.
• Officers searched multiple buildings in Nordhorn, the Nienburg area, Hannover and Bottrop, securing evidence now under evaluation.
• The probe concerns a series of robberies reported in 2022 and 2025 in Nordhorn and surrounding areas.