Pepper spray robbery in Krefeld: 60-year-old loses smartphone to the perpetrator!

Pepper spray robbery in Krefeld: 60-year-old loses smartphone to the perpetrator!

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, a 60-year-old man from Krefeld was stolen a high-quality mobile phone. The Krefeld offered the device for sale on an online platform and met at 4 p.m. with a prospect before his home address. But the meeting took a dramatic turn: the supposed buyer suddenly pulled a pepper spray and sprayed it in the face of the seller before tore the mobile phone and flew towards the main train station.

The perpetrator, about 20 to 25 years old and slim, describes the victim as European -looking. At the time of the robbery, he wore a black windbreaker. The police ask witnesses who have noticed something suspicious at the area of Bahnstrasse at 02151-6340 or by e-mail to information.krefeld@Polizei.nrw.de