Overview
- A masked man threatened a cashier with a pistol during a 23 December robbery at a Netto in Nürnberg, prompting a large search with helicopter and police dogs that ended without an arrest.
- Police published a suspect description for the Nürnberg case, citing a man about 40 to 50 years old, roughly 170 cm tall with a dark jacket bearing a repeating red‑yellow trim, and urged witnesses to call 0911 2112‑3333.
- In Bremen‑Gröpelingen, a drogeriemarkt was robbed at opening time on 23 December by a man who brandished a firearm, marking the store’s second such incident in four weeks as investigators seek tips at 0421 362‑3888.
- Two fuel stations in Alpen and Moers were robbed on 21 December in separate evening incidents, police released differing suspect descriptions, and initial local searches proved unsuccessful.
- The Deutscher Schaustellerbund says this season drew fewer visitors than 2024 and warns rising security outlays are squeezing operators, while stallholders report revenue declines and some regions such as parts of Hesse cite near‑normal footfall.