Robbery in Waiblingen: The appointment ends with a threat!

Robbery in Waiblingen: The appointment ends with a threat!

An unusual robbery occurred in Waiblingen on December 8th, which victimized a 36-year-old man. He had arranged to meet an alleged woman via a dating portal, but instead of tenderness, a masked perpetrator duo was waiting at the agreed meeting point on Im Hohen Rain street. The two robbers used a fake profile to lure their victim into a trap Stuttgarter Nachrichten reported. Under threat of using a knife, they robbed the 36-year-old of a three-figure amount of money and then fled.

Thanks to quick police work, two suspects have now been arrested. It concerns a 19-year-old and a 15-year-old, both of whom are accused of particularly serious predatory extortion. The 15-year-old was brought before a judge on Tuesday and has been in custody ever since. “According to our investigations, we assume that he was the main person responsible for this robbery and that he also wielded the knife,” said a police spokesman. This incident shows how important digital security precautions are, even in seemingly innocuous contexts such as online dating.

Another robbery in Waiblingen

Parallel to this incident, another robbery was reported in Waiblingen. A 23-year-old man stole a Pedelec in front of a drugstore, which led to a chase. The owner, a 54-year-old man, encountered the thief again and asked him to stop. The perpetrator, who initially fled, eventually attacked the man and threatened him with a stick. Witnesses came to the 54-year-old's aid, which ultimately led to the attacker's arrest Stuttgart Journal. The Libyan national was taken to a correctional facility after he also slightly injured a police officer during his arrest.