Two tank crackers from Neukölln blow up a postal bank machine and then crash their getaway car into a police car… First break with a bang, then escape with a bang!
By Anne Losensky
Now the bald-headed Orkun B. (31) and curly hair Abdullah I. (28) are sitting in front of the district court. On November 14, 2021, from 1.30 a.m., they will work their way through the penal code at lightning speed: caused an explosive explosion, damage to property, gang theft, possession of a weapon, dangerous road traffic violations, motor vehicle racing, hit-and-run accidents, public officials attacked, bodily harm.
They demolished the Postbank branch on Bahnhofstrasse in Lichtenrade. Jump into an Audi A6 (stolen in Potsdam) with the money. Escape at up to 140 km/h.
A patrol car is parked across Neuköllner Strasse. Impact! The Audi hurls 80 meters. A police car rams the open Audi driver’s door. Two tank crackers are arrested red-handed, a third escapes.
They don’t say who that is. Otherwise they are confessed. Neighbors stood on their balconies at night, filmed the tank crackers during the robbery. The Postbank video shows professionals at work: the explosive gas mixture is brought along in a trolley case, a hole is made in the machine, the hose is in, turned on, out and boom.
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“I really really need therapy,” sighs Abdullah I.: “I was so on cocaine and had gambling debts. Everything was completely out of joint for me, so I took part.” Orkun B. says: “We know each other from the neighborhood. He spoke to me on the day of the crime. The booty should be divided by three. I was just driving.”
High prison sentences threaten! Verdict: May 31.
