Overview
- The appeal follows a 25 October 2025 robbery at the Novotel Berlin Mitte, where a man threatened reception staff with a knife and demanded cash around 4:20 a.m.
- The suspect left through the main entrance, walked to Fischerinsel 1, entered a taxi, and fled in an unknown direction.
- Investigators have published surveillance photos and a video and ask the public to help identify the man shown.
- A specialist unit of Polizeidirektion 5 in Kreuzberg is leading the case, and the suspect remains unidentified and at large.
- Witnesses can provide tips by calling (030) 4664–573218 or –573110 during office hours, (030) 4664–571100 after hours, or by emailing dir5k32@polizei.berlin.de.