A German man has been put in custody after police found out he possessed drugs hidden under his hat.Officials in Schlitters, Tyrol, said today (Mon) the 19-year-old was put in custody after officers discovered 1.5 grams of marijuana in a small compartment weaved into the inside of his old-fashioned slouch hat on Saturday evening.The […]
A 23-year-old Romanian faces legal consequences for driving his car into an Alpine authority official.The 67-year-old Austrian ordered the young man to stop as he was travelling on a cycling path outside Inzing near Innsbruck in Tyrol on Sunday afternoon. The Romanian however hit his accelerator, knocked the man down and drove off.He was tracked […]
A Czech woman faces criminal charges for leaving her 11-month-old baby unattended for two hours to go skiing.An après ski bar owner called the police in Kaprun, Salzburg, after noticing the abandoned buggy yesterday (Sun). He said today: “We had many guests yesterday, so we didnt spot the unattended child immediately. I decided to inform […]
A cleaner faces criminal charges after admitting having started several blazes in Vienna.Police interviewed the 32-year-old man as they investigated a series of 10 fires which have caused substantial damage to various properties in the city over the past four months.The man, who works for a facility management firm, confessed today (Fri) to having started […]
Four Upper Austrian teenagers are facing youth crime charges for stealing dozens of bottles of schnapps and sweets from a snack bar in Linz last night (Weds/Thurs).The gang of four aged between 15 and 17 were caught trying to break into a sports equipment shop in the city after the stores alarm went off. They […]
An Austrian who never took a driving test faces charges for breaching traffic rules after being caught behind the wheel on Sunday.Asked by traffic police for his licence in Ruhstorf an der Rott, Germany, near the Austrian border, the 51-year-old man admitted that he has never possessed one. Bavarian traffic officials contacted their colleagues in […]
A group of Dutch holidaymakers face bodily harm charges after attacking Belgian revellers, police in the Salzburg ski resort of Saalbach have said.Three tourists from the Netherlands injured the eight partying companions from Belgium after they refused to abandon the night-time binge-drinking session at their hotel room located above the Dutch skiers suite.The Dutch pals […]
A three-year-old girl must have a guardian angel as she survived falling from a balcony yesterday (Weds).The child was clambering around on the balcony at the family home in Prutz, Tyrol, before she fell six metres on to a concreted area. She is being treated in a hospital in Innsbruck. Doctors refused to announce what […]
An elderly Austrian nicknamed the “King of Burglars” has been identified as the ringleader of a drug-smuggling syndicate.Police in Vienna announced today (Weds) that Erich K., who spent many years in prison on account of hundreds of break-ins, was arrested earlier this week. Nineteen alleged accomplices are facing charges as well, officials added.The 77-year-old criminal […]
A climber faces involuntary manslaughter charges over the death of a colleague.Prosecutors started investigating today (Tues) after a 21-year-old Styrian passed away on Saturday due to the serious he suffered in a 12-metre fall at a climbing hall in Graz last Wednesday.His friend of the same age is accused of being responsible for the death […]