Cash-in-transit robbers on the run: police on a large-scale operation in Berlin!

Cash-in-transit robbers on the run: police on a large-scale operation in Berlin!

In a dramatic incident on Wednesday morning, a cash-in-transit truck was robbed in Berlin-Charlottenburg. According to reporting by rbb24 The attack occurred around 10:45 a.m. on Kantstrasse when two masked men fired a shot at the van. A nearby police patrol noticed the suspicious activity and acted quickly. A shot was fired from a firearm, but there were no physical injuries to employees or passersby. However, a bank employee suffered shock and requires medical assistance.

Escape and search

After the attack, the perpetrators fled with a cash box in a dark Mercedes-Benz towards the zoological garden World reported. The police immediately launched a large-scale search and are now searching the entire area. Over 50 police officers are on duty to interview witnesses and secure video footage of the crime. The investigators are currently particularly interested in clarifying the background to the robbery and the exact amount of money stolen.

Kantstrasse was closed for forensics between Krumme Strasse and Leibnizstrasse while forensic scientists examined the crime scene. Events of this kind are not new in the region; There have already been similar robberies on cash-in-transit vehicles in the past, which usually took place at gunpoint. According to the current investigation results, the perpetrators are still on the run and law enforcement authorities are asking the public for help in the search.