On Monday afternoon, April 28, around three oclock, a man with bloodied hands storms into a chocolate shop on Voorstraat in Dordrecht. He threatens the employee behind the cash register with a knife and then grabs money from the cash register. The suspect then fled. The impact on the victim is understandably enormous. The police immediately start an investigation. With the help of camera footage, the police identify a 37-year-old man from Rotterdam. After investigation and recognition, suspicion arises that the same suspect is also involved in a violent shoplifting incident in Rotterdam-Feijenoord. Earlier that Monday morning, at a supermarket on Strijensestraat, a man attempted to leave the store with groceries without paying. When confronted, he brandished a knife.

The next day, Tuesday, April 29, a robbery took place at a supermarket on Nieuwe Binnenweg. The suspect grabbed money from the cash register here and pushed an employee to escape. Investigations suggest that this also involves the same suspect. The suspect has been brought before the examining magistrate. It has been decided that he will remain in custody for another 14 days.