The Grand Ducal Police have appealed for witnesses to an armed robbery at a bakery which took place this morning, 11 August 2020, at around 05:30.
Two perpetrators wearing black hoods broke into a bakery on rue du Pont in Echternach and threatened the staff member with a gun and asked her to hand over the contents of the cash register.
However, when the bakery employee was unable to open the cash register immediately, the men fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Description:
- Perpetrator 1: around 18 years old, around 1.85m tall, wearing black clothing and a homemade black balaclava; spoke German with a Luxembourgish accent.
- Perpetrator 2: around 18 years old, around 1.60m tall, wearing black clothing and a homemade black balaclava; spoke German with a Luxembourgish accent.
- Perpetrator 3: no description available, waited in front of the door
Members of the public who can provide useful information about any acting suspiciously in the town around the time of the armed robbery attempt, who may have been noticed by their behaviour in the past few days, as well as about suspicious vehicles, is asked to contact immediately the police emergency call centre (tel: 113) or contact the criminal police by e-mail: spj.rgb@police.etat.lu.
