Robbery in Borken: Two men with crowbar escaped undetected!

In the night of Saturday, January 11, 2025, there was an attack on a arcade in Borken, North Hesse. Two unknown men were involved in the incident, while the 23-year-old employee of the arcade was alone in the building.

At the beginning of the robbery, the employee was asked by the perpetrators to lie on the ground. One of the robbers held a breakage to the employee's back, while the second perpetrator took a position at the front door. The first perpetrator removed money from the cash register and from the open safe and stowed it in a backpack. Despite the threatening situation, the employee remained unharmed, and there were no other people present.

escape of the perpetrators and searches

After the crime, the two men fled in an unknown direction. The police immediately initiated a search that has so far been unsuccessful. So far, information on the amount of the prey has been pending.

The description of the perpetrators is given as follows: The first perpetrator is male, between 30 and 40 years old, strongly built, around 1.80 meters tall and wore a black hat, a black scarf, a dark jacket and light gray work trousers with reflectors. The second perpetrator is described as male, approx. 1.80 meters tall, with a light baseball cap, beige jacket and dark working pants with reflectors. The criminal police in Homberg took over the investigation.

The police asks the population for clues to the perpetrators. Witnesses can report on 0561/9100. According to n-tv.de this was not the first incident of this kind; In July 2024, four men were sentenced to a drugstore in Borken after an attack.

The event raises questions about security in the region again, as raids are repeatedly done in similar facilities.