In a robbery on a jewelry store in downtown Hamburg, the perpetrators stole high-quality jewelry on Tuesday evening. According to initial findings, two suspects are on the run, said a police spokesman. The spokesman was initially unable to say whether other people were involved in the robbery in the shop on Neue ABC-Straße. Police operations were canceled late in the evening. Several media had previously reported.
The spokesman did not provide any information on the exact value of the stolen items. It is high quality jewelry. According to the police, the perpetrators were said to have carried firearms during the robbery.
A sniffer dog used by the officials picked up a trail up to the Rödingsmarkt subway station, as the spokesman added late in the evening. Then she got lost there. In addition, video recordings were requested from a stop near the jewelry store. Crime scene photos showed a smashed display case and a hammer.
Further details and background were not initially known.
