Three robberies in a week in Utrecht: why young criminals target gas stations

Three robberies in a week in Utrecht why young criminals

Three robberies at Utrecht gas stations:

– Monday morning, September 18: two armed men wearing white masks strike at 5:30 am at the Esso on Einsteindreef in Overvecht. The robbers flee running towards Marnixlaan with money and smoking materials. Nobody gets hurt. The police are calling in people Bureau Hengeveld to share information or any camera images.

– Friday evening, September 22: an armed man wearing a white face mask robbed the Shell tank shop on Albert Schweitzerdreef around 8:45 p.m. The robber, who speaks Dutch without an accent, runs away with the loot in the direction of Dommeringdreef. No one is injured.

– Monday evening, September 25: an OK gas station was robbed on Eykmanlaan in Tuindorp around 7 p.m. Here too, the perpetrator was alone. According to a police spokesperson, he threatened the cashier with a weapon and then fled with an unknown amount of money.

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