Three women rob 92-year-old in his Alt-Hohenschönhausen flat

Three women robbed and injured a 92-year-old man in his apartment in Alt-Hohenschönhausen, in Berlin's Lichtenberg district, on Thursday. According to police, an as yet unidentified woman rang the bell at the man's door on Große-Leege-Straße at about 2:35 p.m. When the senior opened it, she allegedly hugged him and pushed him into the flat.

While she held him, two accomplices entered the rooms and searched the apartment. Police say the first woman pressed the man onto a sofa and held him by the wrists. The women then fled in an unknown direction with loot.

The man suffered injuries to his arms and was taken to a hospital for outpatient treatment. The criminal investigation department of Directorate 3 (East) is leading the inquiry.

Police use the case to repeat their advice on protecting against door-step scammers and trick thieves. They recommend not letting strangers into the home, opening the door only with the chain on, using the peephole and intercom, and admitting only tradespeople you ordered yourself or whom the property management announced in writing. Officials should show ID, and in case of doubt residents should call the relevant authority. In an emergency, people can ask neighbors for help, call loudly for help and dial 110.