The police in Södermanland report this:
18:10 The police were called to Mossvägen in Eskilstuna due to a robbery. A man had been deprived of his liberty by several perpetrators and forced to use his ATM card under threats of violence.
The man was not physically injured during the act. The perpetrators also managed to withdraw money from the man’s account.
The police have cordoned off the crime scene to carry out investigative measures such as working with a sniffer dog. Furthermore, a number of people have been checked in the immediate area and the work continues with door knocking to get witness information.
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Info about Robbery crime
The number of reports of robbery has decreased in Sweden by 13% between 2013-2021 *. Eskilstuna is top 11 in Sweden this year in terms of robberies.
The city with the most robberies so far this year is Malmö, followed by Stockholm and Gothenburg. Brief facts about Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is located in Södermanland and has 69,948 inhabitants. Eskilstuna is the largest urban area in Södermanland County.
* The statistics come from the Crime Prevention Council