Overview

• In the Essen discounter robbery, the suspect’s use of a throat microphone prompted many calls from health-sector professionals, giving investigators fresh lines of inquiry.
• Magdeburg detectives are receiving a steady flow of tips on the €180,000 theft and are checking similar incidents reported from other federal states, with the perpetrators still at large.
• One caller in the Magdeburg case provided a possible clue related to the stolen cash, which police are now assessing for credibility.
• In the Bocholt attempted rape, new tips naming possible suspects arrived and viewers pledged reward increases to about €12,000, which authorities say must be verified.
• ZDF has launched the weekly streaming follow-up ‘Aktenzeichen XY… Update’ each Thursday at 17:00 hosted by LKA Bayern’s Fabian Puchelt, and the next TV edition airs on September 17 as police encourage further reports to Kripo Magdeburg at 0391/546 0.