Overview
- Two suspects armed with knives entered the Vahrenwalder Straße station around 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
- The 54-year-old operator produced a wooden plank from behind the counter, and the pair fled empty‑handed with no injuries reported.
- Police quickly arrested an 18-year-old near the scene and later detained a 16-year-old who was released after standard procedures.
- A pretrial judge ordered detention for the 18-year-old on Wednesday, and he was placed in a juvenile facility.
- Investigators searched the suspects’ homes, seized evidence, and are probing possible ties to other gas station robberies while advising the public not to confront armed offenders.