Brutal robbery on bakery in Lebach - police are looking for witnesses!

Brutal robbery on bakery in Lebach - police are looking for witnesses!

Auf dem Graben 12, 66822 Lebach, Deutschland - On June 23, 2025, a brutal robbery occurred in the Lebach district on the Gillen bakery, which is located in the entrance area of ​​the Lidl branch on the street 12. At around 5:20 p.m., an unknown perpetrator entered the business and transformed an everyday afternoon into a moment of terror for the employees and customers. The man who was armed with a knife threatened an employee and demanded the opening of the safe. When he was informed that access to him was blocked, the perpetrator reacted violently and attacked the employee with punch.

In a desperate attempt to defuse the situation, the robber finally demanded the daily income from the cash register. The employee then handed him a three -digit cash amount that the perpetrator could stow in a bakery bag. Then he fled on foot in an unknown direction. It is striking that two people were observed at a way, who also left the site with the perpetrator. The Lebach police inspection is now urgently looking for witnesses who have noticed something suspicious between 5 and 6 p.m. near the Gillen bakery or the Lidl branch.

description of the perpetrator and investigation

predatory offenses in Germany, like this attack, are part of a worrying statistics. According to Statista, the robbery in Germany rose in 2022 in over 38,000 cases. Of these, 1,060 cases were due to handbag robbery and 628 raids on petrol stations. Although the number of predatory murders has been halved in the past 20 years, the clearance rate for predatory offenses remains almost 60% higher than with burglary.

a wake -up call for security