Petrol station robbery in Mahlsdorf: perpetrator on the road with a shotgun!

Petrol station robbery in Mahlsdorf: perpetrator on the road with a shotgun!

On the evening of June 3, 2025, the police in Berlin were alerted to a suspected robbery at a petrol station in Mahlsdorf. The incident occurred around 7:10 p.m. in Alt Mahlsdorf, where two previously unknown perpetrators entered the petrol station and initially sat down at a table in the sales area.

After a while they went to the sales counter and asked for a 19-year-old seller. When the seller opened the cash register, one of the perpetrators pulled a waffle weapon and demanded cash. During this claim, a shot was made from the weapon, fortunately the seller was not injured. He published banknotes while the other perpetrator reached into the till. The two perpetrators stowed the captured money and a cigarette box in a pocket before they fled in an unknown direction. The investigation was taken over by the predatory commissioner of Police Directorate 3 (East) to clarify the incident and to take the perpetrators. [Berlin.de] (https://www.berlin.de/polizei reports/2025/Pressemaytreubung.1566235.php) reports that the perpetrators remain unknown for the time being.

armed robberies in Germany

The Situation in Mahlsdorf is not isolated. Last weekend there were two armed robberies at petrol stations in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district in Bavaria. No people were injured in both incidents. The first raid occurred on Friday evening around 8 p.m. in Theilenhofen. There, unknown perpetrators demanded cash, but the seller refused and the perpetrators fled without the police being able to find them - despite a helicopter operation.

late Saturday evening, shortly before midnight, a petrol station in Gunzenhausen was attacked. There the perpetrator initially bought two red bull cans before pulling a gun and demanding several hundred euros in cash. Here, too, the police could not find the perpetrator despite extensive efforts with helicopters and dogs. The tenant of the petrol station, Karina Gebert, advised her employees to hand over money in such situations to avoid dangerous escalations. [Br.de] (https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/mit-gezueckter-schwaffe-Raubueberfall-an-tan-franken ,uv8q1ce) has published the details of these incidents.

statistical classification

The increase in such raids on petrol stations is a worrying phenomenon in Germany. According to data from the Federal Criminal Police Office, which extends by 2024, numerous robberies have been recorded at petrol stations since 2014. The numbers and trends for these incidents are published on the Statista platform. These surveys underline the growing concern about security in petrol stations and the associated risk situation for the staff. Statista offers detailed information on this topic.

The police directorate continues to research possible relationships between the raids and similar offenses. The social debate about security concepts at petrol stations and the protective measures for employees are replaced by these incidents.