Young looters in Hanau: robberies with pepper spray increase!

in Hanau there was a raid on a 17-year-old in whom a 15-year-old was arrested. The incident occurred in the evening when the 15-year-old attacked his 17-year-old victim with pepper spray and then hit him with a snap ring. He stole headphones and a cell phone of the 17-year-old and fled from the crime scene.

The police later arrested the 15-year-old in a kiosk. Investigators found the 17-year-old's 17-year-old cell phone near the crime scene. Before the attack, the two had met in the market square, where the 15-year-old "put pressure on the 17-year-old with other young people. The victim suffered injuries to the face during the attack, including a laceration and a hematoma, and was taken to a hospital for treatment. The 15-year-old is now being investigated for robbery and dangerous bodily harm. The police brought him to his parents after the arrest, such as hessenschau.de

increase in robberies

As from a report by Hanauer.de , there is an increase in robbery by young people, in which pepper spray as a weapon is used. On December 25, 2023, several women were victims of such raids in Hanau. A 62-year-old woman was attacked by a group of four to six young people in the freight station road when she was traveling from the main train station to the city center. The perpetrators used pepper spray and stole a fabric bag and a backpack of the woman, which fell in the attack and suffered minor injuries. Two hours later, a 47-year-old woman in Kinzigstrasse was attacked in the same way. Here the perpetrators stole a nike blamer bag and tore the woman's earrings, which also led to minor injuries.

The evening before these raids, a woman from Bad Homburg on Jakob-Rullmann-Straße had been attacked by a trio that also used pepper spray. The criminal police in Hanau have received an investigation into the recent incidents and asks the public for information on the deeds.